Book Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is a beautifully written and tightly structured book that is a joy to read. There are fanciful and magic elements à la Harry Potter, but the young hero himself does not possess any magical powers. But there are plenty of people in the story who do.

We never learn the name of the protagonist, so far as I recall, but that doesn’t matter. The story starts (and ends) with him as a grown-up, going to his hometown for a fune...