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From the book jacket - A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. … As he sits by the pond (a pond that [Lettie] had claimed was an ocean) behind the old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too stran ...more
From the book jacket - A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. … As he sits by the pond (a pond that [Lettie] had claimed was an ocean) behind the old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too stran ...more
I'm not quite sure what it is about Neil Gaiman's writing style, but it just resonates with me. It's deceptively simple - but not sparse & barren like Hemingway. It's also beautifully lush & gorgeous, but not pretentious & overtly flowery (or wanky) like Nabokov. It makes you think, but it's not dumbed down to the level of The Alchemist or Life of Pi - there are clear messages there, but they also don't slam you in the face with the obvious stick. He has a real gift - the saying "he has a way wi
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I'd probably rate this 3.5 stars, if I could, but I'll round up because of the excellent narration. It was recommended that I listen to the audio version, and it definitely lived up to its promise. Neil Gaiman reads well and with obvious pleasure and, of course, intimate knowledge of the story. We begin as the main character is revisiting a place of his childhood, then he thinks back to the year he was 7 and some amazing things happened to him...or at least he thinks they might have happened...o
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3.5 stars actually
Over the years, I have heard much about Neil Gaiman’s writing style, but his books were always geared towards children. This book is marked as his first adult read, but it reads more like a children’s fairy tale. There are a few scenes where adult inferences are needed, but other than that it could definitely qualify perhaps for young adults. As a child, I never cared for these types of books, but I found this one to be interesting. Perhaps, because it read more like a novella ...more
Over the years, I have heard much about Neil Gaiman’s writing style, but his books were always geared towards children. This book is marked as his first adult read, but it reads more like a children’s fairy tale. There are a few scenes where adult inferences are needed, but other than that it could definitely qualify perhaps for young adults. As a child, I never cared for these types of books, but I found this one to be interesting. Perhaps, because it read more like a novella ...more
Easy read, imaginative storyline. Something different. Interesting themes on remembering and forgetting - it makes me sad to think how much of my life I have forgotten and while I have no idea why, this story was comforting to me in that respect. I've only read one other book by Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book which was also good - another imaginative storyline. Will most likely add American Gods to my To Read shelf.
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This was my first Neil Gaiman book and I loved it. It was equal measure scary, fascinating and fabulous. Bring on the rest of his work!
I LOVED this book! Simply enchanting. It is mysterious and filled with fantasy, unanswered questions, and depth. It fills you up with metaphors about life, spirituality, fears, and courage. I couldn't get enough.
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3.5 stars, but bumped up to 4 for the illustrations :)
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