Review of Neil Gaiman's Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I'm a big Gaiman fan and always pleased to have a new Gaiman book to read. This one was fun (with the usual sharp edge of a child or two in mortal danger). The menacing figure was complex in a satisfying way and the protagonist, boy and man, someone to cheer for. My only dissatisfaction was that it is a bit thin - literally. I ordered a signed hardback copy and when it arrived, happy as I was for the signature, I was a little disappointed to see it was more like a plumped out novella than a proper novel.
Since we are talking about a writer with a significant body of work it's hard to resist putting this somewhere on the Gaiman quality scale so I won't - resist, that is. I would say not as good as The Graveyard Book, which is still my Gaiman favorite, or Neverwhere. Still, I wouldn't have missed it and I'm glad that I didn't.
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Aug 18, 2013 11:26AM
Hi Nan! Nice to see you over here on Goodreads. I have to say that Neil Gaiman's audiobook version of The Graveyard Book was like a gift. I loved it and I think you would like it too - although it also has that creepiness factor and some real violence, although inside of a fairy tale so somehow palatable, if you know what I mean. I have no stomach for violence that is close to seeming real...
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