Rachael T. (reprehensiblewombat) reviewed on 10/11/2012

Helpful Score: 1

I read this book's acknowledgements.

Does anyone else do that? Love the book so much that, by the time you get the end, you're not ready to stop. And you read the acknowledgements, just to prolong the experience.

I picked up this book because of the movie. Because I saw the movie and loved it. The story in the movie and the story in the book are not the same. When you read it, be sure to separate the two in your mind. They're both good, but you can't go into one expecting it to be the same as the other. That would be boring.

This story doesn't have the flashy plot the movie does, but the way it's written is captivating in itself. Neil Gaiman could describe paint drying and it would still be interesting.

If books were cakes, this one would be small with simple vanilla frosting and covered all over with sweet spun sugar netting and edible flowers. The cake itself would be light and vaguely familiar, and it would finish with the unexpected tartness of raspberries.

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