I know this is a young adult book "officially" but Neil Gaiman
always gives you a story with levels and quirkiness and sly humour,
and Coraline is no exception.
When Coraline, bored and ignored by her parents, decides to explore
the new flat the family has just moved into, she discovers that a
door that should go nowhere actually goes into what seems to be a
parallel world with a parallel set of her parents and all the other
people living in her building.
At first Coraline thinks it might be fun to have parents who want
to play with her, and do fun things with her. But soon Coraline
realizes something odd is going on, and before long she understands
that she's in a fix, and in order to get back to her "real" world,
Coraline will need to use every bit of ingenuity, cleverness and
courage she can muster.
This was a great story with a little bit of everything: adventure,
puzzles to solve, mystery, suspense, family values, talking cats,
evil creatures - you name it, it's in Coraline. This was a fun read
and I enjoyed it!