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The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman is satisfying and addicting. Unlike most authors these days he knows how to tell a fantastic story with a deeper meaning below the surface, instead of assorted contrived meanings with a fantastical story thrown in. The Graveyard book is a very entertaining story about a boy who grows up in a graveyard and is raised by ghosts and other supernatural creatures. It also happens to be an homage to The Jungle Book. You can take or leave the comparison and still enjoy the book as a whole. Gaiman is subtle with his references to classic elements such as werewolves, and as a result they feel familiar but not stale. He always puts his own spin on ideas that I think have been written to death.