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So the next few volumes arent released. Okay, I guess.

After watching the sandman on Netflix (and being impressed), I got back into Coraline with much expectation, and I wasn't disappointed. Coraline is a dark tale told from the perspective of a child who, despite her apparent age, shows much more emotional and intellectual capacity. The novel is short at about 100 pages but tells an interesting story using simple and often fewer words.
Coraline delves into the underbelly of the mundane and normal every day and finds something abnormal or, more aptly, paranormal.

While the novel itself draws parallels to many fairy tales ( think red riding hood) and classic fantasy novels such as the wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland, it is in a way more sinister but not at the expense of being too complex.
Coraline is a dark mystery/fantasy told through a child's eyes, but not necessarily intended for children, nor is it is childish. It questions the norms of life and humanity in general but rather in a playful and offhandish way.

Spiders, Arachnids, hairy monsters!A lot of people have an irrational fear about them. Some keep them as pets; Some others get reborn as a spider. That's right. This was my second ever light novel (series) after I finished. reading [b:That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1 36102364 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1 Fuse https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1503382589l/36102364.SX50.jpg 57688055]tensura. And this is probably the third ever Isekai media I have consumed. I have seen the anime overlord. So you would be right to assume I am none too familiar with the common “other world” tropes. But from my limited experience, it is as Isekai as Isekais be. Anyway, I got this book suggested from a Reddit thread and crawled myself into it. The main character ( pardon my inability to remember Japanese names also, it didn't help that most of the book was in first person and there were no conversations in which the main character was involved.) is one among the 25 or so school kids who got transported into another realm where there are monsters. This world, for our convenience and according to the Isekai norms( I am taking an educated guess here), is designed as if it is from a videogame, specifically an RPG ( This was common in other Isekais I mentioned. I have also watched a bit of Sword art online which deals with people who literally get trapped in an RPG, same as Overlord) where you attack other “monsters” to improve your skills and ultimately “evolve”. So I am a spider, so what too, like That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime occasionally mentions that since this is another world, the only rule there is survival of the fittest ( social Darwinism without the guilt ftw!). The one main difference between these two is, as the title might suggest, is one is Slime and the other one a spider (surprise). Similarities aside, one colossal comfort for me in reading this is the absence of needlessly sexualised 3000-year-olds who look like (and graphically described) they are 12. But book one of the Slime books was objectively well-written ( props to the translator?) and easy to read. Or probably I just had more expectations starting this one. Anyway, this book is an excellent start to what seems to be a promising world. Although slightly underwhelmed by it, I will be reading the next book. Thank you for listening to my ted talk.

to be filled (review for reread dated 05/12/20)