Coraline (novel)/YMMV

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  • Big Lipped Alligator Moment: The audiobook version has a weird song sung in the middle of chapter 5. It's related to the plot of the story, but comes out of nowhere, is the only one, and is never touched upon again.
  • Complete Monster: The Other Mother is revealed as one--she has in fact murdered the ghostly children when they agreed to have buttons sewed in their eyes.
  • Iron Woobie: Coraline. Unlike her movie counterpart, she never whines and always tries to keep a decent attitude despite the things she goes through.
  • Nightmare Fuel: From sewing buttons on eyes over the knife show to Rat!Bobinski, and many more
  • Paranoia Fuel: Be afraid of buttons. Be VERY afraid.
    • One of the quotes from reviews on the back cover of the book says, "You'll never look at buttons the same way again." The quote was from Terry Pratchett.
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