tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post8981548088372784853..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: Neil Gaiman has just become the 1st author to win the Carnegie, the Newbery, and the CybilsCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-25450072691934930672010-06-24T22:27:15.169-05:002010-06-24T22:27:15.169-05:00I enjoyed it a lot and was very impressed by how f...I enjoyed it a lot and was very impressed by how fresh it was. It's rare these days that I read a MG book that isn't like something else and GRAVEYARD was very unique so that counts for something. I also thought it was nice to see a genuinely scary book for this age group - he doesn't mince on just how bad the big bad is and I appreciated that.<br /><br />If nothing else, Gaiman continues to be wildly original and how many authors in MG/YA fantasy can we really say that about these days?Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-55116942175045319842010-06-24T21:34:19.106-05:002010-06-24T21:34:19.106-05:00I need to reread it myself, as I'm not entirel...I need to reread it myself, as I'm not entirely convinced of its greatness. Although I also liked it lots.Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-69454636160239171052010-06-24T19:42:14.850-05:002010-06-24T19:42:14.850-05:00I do really love The Graveyard Book, but I also fe...I do really love The Graveyard Book, but I also felt that it didn't necessarily deserve all 999 awards it won. I mean, yes, I know that each contest should evaluate the books out there without referring to the results of other contest, but still. It got to the point where I groaned when each new contest was announced.Maureen Ehttp://bysinginglight.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-63070995271048349712010-06-24T18:53:41.677-05:002010-06-24T18:53:41.677-05:00Ah, so what you're looking for is a recommenda...Ah, so what you're looking for is a recommendation for another really good book.<br /><br />That I can understand.Bookwyrmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206423697706457318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-89954397065893476062010-06-24T18:44:12.613-05:002010-06-24T18:44:12.613-05:00I liked it lots too (and was on the panel that sho...I liked it lots too (and was on the panel that shortlisted it for the Cybils)....and I think I may well have picked it over the other books shortlisted for the Carnegie that I'd read. But still...it would have made life more intesting if some fantastic book that I hadn' read won!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-82970875401171027902010-06-24T16:03:19.367-05:002010-06-24T16:03:19.367-05:00I really like the book and will just point out tha...I really like the book and will just point out that winning all these awards doesn't mean it's the only good book of its year, or that it's 10x better than everything else--just that it's quite good, also fresh compared to a lot of books with cookie-cutter premises out there, and so edged out the rest.Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-26020923334806774572010-06-24T15:31:10.757-05:002010-06-24T15:31:10.757-05:00I think Graveyard Book is deservedly rewarded; it&...I think Graveyard Book is deservedly rewarded; it's a beautiful book, very beautifully balanced.Bookwyrmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206423697706457318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-72606590468383488312010-06-24T15:15:44.024-05:002010-06-24T15:15:44.024-05:00I'm with you. Really enjoyed the book, not a ...I'm with you. Really enjoyed the book, not a bad thing to say about it. But, really, come on. <br /><br />And one or more of the Harry Potter books also won the Hugo. Too lazy to look up exactly with one(s). In my opinion, the Hugo is spoiled every time there is a sci-fi or fantasy work that is popular beyond the bounds of the genre. It invariably wins, even if it wasn't actually the best sff work that year.mr chompchomphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120045873445890949noreply@blogger.com