"The Graveyard Book".

just finished another book, children's of course (my personal preference). There are a couple of reasons why I decided to pick up this story. Firstly, it was by Neil Gaiman (need I say more), a great author who, I might add wrote Stardust as well. Also, because I needed to read something other than YA, so this seemed appropriate. 

it's story of a boy named Nobody Owens (strange name, I know), Bod for short, and he grows up living in a cemetery after his family is murdered by a character named 'the man Jack.' The story revolved around him and his adventures with the dead and the outside world, in which we would obviously call society. I have to say, it's quite a fascinating read, and you meet lovable characters along the way. The book itself won a number of awards itself, and I can see the reasons why. This story, I would have to say is an original. But if I had class it down, it's definitely of the darker side of horror, just enough for the kiddies to handle. I mean, come on, we're mostly it a cemetery.

having said that, I would recommend this one if you're a fan of Tim Burton and his interpretation on that kind of dark humour, The Corpse Bride in particular. I had a blast reading this one, totally worth reading again because Bod is a total gem.