A letter to Neil Gaiman

Dear Mr Gaiman,

now I am at the passage of your „Graveyard Book“ where the reader finds out that Mr Frost is Jack. And I have to say that it is brilliantly written! When I read it I was very surprised! And when I thought about it for a while I noticed some hints in the text: for example that “Jay” is short for “Jack” or that he lives in the same house where Bod’s family was killed or when Mr Frost told Scarlett that her mother would not need to know about this. Also I thought all the time that Bod has to search for a man with black hair but I didn’t realise that black hair could turn to grey.

I think it was smart to let Scarlett return because when she trusts Mr Frost I did so, too, because I didn’t take into account that she could be wrong.

But I still wonder why you chose the name “Jack Frost” for the villain. I think it is also a children’s tale about a small boy being raised by wood elves.

I really enjoy reading your book!

Yours sincerely

Brezel2 (:

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