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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

Start date: August 1, 2014

Finish date: August 31, 2014

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Why we're reading this: Its august book of the month.

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Sep 10, 2015 James Maxon rated it really liked it

Having read American Gods by Neil Gaiman I was a bit hesitant to read The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Why? Because I have mixed feelings about American Gods. On one side, it’s brilliant and imaginative, on another it’s dark and disturbing (don’t get me wrong, I like dark, AG just pushed it to a different level). A friend of mine talked me into reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane so I gave it a go. It wasn't quite what I expected. Yes, a bit dark and disturbing at times, but overall myster ...more

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Jul 30, 2014 Sarah rated it it was ok

I didn't get this book. I felt like there were too many questions I wanted answered while reading it. For me things just appeared with no explanation or back story and some instances I wondered why even mention it. In the classic sense of the book, beginning plot mystery middle end, the book had all that. I do Like the way it started in the present and ended in the same present as if you're the character sitting in the bench and the whole story was just you remembering your childhood only to be ...more

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Jan 29, 2014 Rida Sajid rated it really liked it

Shelves: gcac-2013

I THINK I enjoyed this book. It was boring at some points and at sometimes I just didn't want to put it down. The ending was interesting. It was a modern age fairy tale and really different from what I had expected it to be.

The concept of adults not paying attention to children and understanding things on their level was nice. And I think that its really hard to write a book from a child's point of view. To describe things in their terms is remarkable.

But things weren't explained properly. What ...more

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Aug 04, 2014 Sheryl Tempchin rated it it was amazing

A perfect gem of a book about magic, memory, and the sometimes terrifying world of childhood. I could read it again and again.

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Sep 01, 2013 Lisa rated it it was ok

Shelves: not-my-kind-of-book

I took me four days to read this as it just didn't keep me entertained. I came away from it thinking….hmmm what did I just read? It is a very odd book and maybe I am just too literal.

I did like the character of Lettie and her family. ...more

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