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Plagiarism

I changed the opening part of the Plot section because it clearly was infringing on a review written by Philip Pullman, the author of the His Dark Materials series of books. The plagiarized review is located at http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/aug/31/booksforchildrenandteenagers.neilgaiman.KyleGoetz (talk) 23:21, 14 February 2009 (UTC) and this is the best book in the world . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.194.98.184 (talk) 15:48, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The name "Coraline"

What does the name "Coraline" mean? It seems to be an alteration from Caroline.--80.141.228.235 (talk) 21:04, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gaiman seems to have changed the position of the "o" and the "a" in the name "Caroline" to create the name. I don't think the name means anything on its own. Abootface (talk) 18:43, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In all likelihood, he was poking a bit of fun at parents who insist on coming up with "unique" names and/or spellings of existing names for their children, despite the trouble it causes the child. And of course, since the name of the book is the name of the character, Coraline stands out a lot more, both on the shelves and in people's memories, than Caroline would. -ShadowRangerRIT (talk) 14:10, 11 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, maybe it's just because I'm taking a class on marine ecology this semester, but I didn't even think of that. What I thought of was that it meant Coral-like, in the sense of coralline algae (even though that has two L's and her name has one). Since carved coral is sometimes used in jewelry, this meaning would make it similar to naming a girl Ruby or Pearl. 132.238.194.125 (talk) 03:06, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he's written about this. It's not an invented name, and it means coral-like. NeoAdamite (talk) 18:59, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he said that he meant to type Caroline, but typed Coraline by accident and decided to go with it.WordwizardW (talk) 10:05, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's really Mr. Bobo

On the faint hope that editors read this (or the section on the character Mr. Bobo which notes the name change for the movie), I want to make this clear: In the book, the character's name is Mr. Bobo, not Mr. Bobinski. Since this is an article on the book, please do not change the name from Mr. Bobo. -ShadowRangerRIT (talk) 14:06, 11 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed... 9 years later[1] --User123o987name (talk) 09:22, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bobo is the real name. Bobinsky is just in the movies Graciasanimation (talk) 16:14, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Connection to "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" by Keats

Just a thought, there are several references which remind me of Keats' poem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.5.234.115 (talk) 06:22, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wish Gaiman would give an interview and mention Keats poem in connection with Coraline. The stories are far to similar to be coincidental, especially the scenes where the knight and Coraline encounter the witch previous victims.

It seems to be a sort of chicken and egg problem. The word beldam is older than Keats poem. But why would Keats give an english poem a french title, unless of course he was leaving a clever exercise for the reader.

Nameless parents

Can someone verify this? I believe Coraline's parents are nameless, in Gaiman's novel. Thanks --Enigma55 (talk) 19:00, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wybie

The Plot Summary mentions the "Other" of a character named Wybie, whom I had never heard of before. Apparently, he was an added character in the movie, so as Coraline would have someone to talk to. However, this page is about Coraline the book, and should have a plot summary reflecting this. I will try to edit the plot summary when i get a copy of the book, as the plots for the film adaptation and the book should be distinct and not jumbled incoherently on each others' pages. Adam zappul (talk) 06:31, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mixups.

It seems to me that some of the things in the article are taken from the film, not the book. I know that this is like the "Wybie" section of this page, but that referred to one character, not the rest of it. Drakon467 (talk) 13:11, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed some of these issues. HullIntegrity (talk) 22:38, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Plot Summary Spellings

As this is a book written by a British author, I think the follow two spellings should be changed "neighbors" to "neighbours", and "realizes" to "realises". Pity Wikipedia can't auto-correct based on reader's language. Taliska (talk) 07:21, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Miss Spink and Miss Forcible couple confirmed (with source)

So i found out that on a recent tumblr post, Neil Gaiman responded to a user asking them if the two characters are in a relationship and he confirmed it. Here is the source in question http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/175615960441/hello-i-was-just-wondering-are-miss-spink-and I do not know if this should be added onto their character description (since this official), but I'm honestly glad to hear about that. --73.240.105.138 (talk) 18:07, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Misses

Is miss Spink and forcible Spanish Graciasanimation (talk) 16:15, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Coraline's Birthday

What is her birthday tho? 2600:1702:32E0:A80:20DB:BB4D:D0AF:D22D (talk) 06:53, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Coraline's Curious Cat Trail

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Coraline's Curious Cat Trail

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CORALINE NEVER LEFT?

I have a superstition that she didn’t leave. She entered through the door and woke up in her world. If physics are on the table then this isn’t natural. I am going off the film, consider indulging me with answers as if she didn’t leave then how did the beldam recreate her world. an article read “she can copy, but not create” so does this justify my Curiosity? 2601:300:4A02:6BF0:B098:EF31:7E2F:E602 (talk) 02:34, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]