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See my full review here: http://youtu.be/6Xgw683Wkl0
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I loved "The Graveyard Book." I was intrigued by "American Gods." "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" was a remarkable story of childhood and memory. Yes, there are some rather scary parts in the story, but I wondered, even as I read it, whether it was any scarier than the original Grimm's or Andersen's fairy tales. I'm sure this tale will remain with me for a long time. I must go and read more of Gaiman's work.
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What a wonderful, sad, hopeful story. I loved it, as I have universally loved everything Neil Gaiman has written, though this one is probably now my favorite of his collected works.
I liked it, so don't get me wrong, but I didn't love it the way so many of my friends did. Maybe they raised my expectations too high; I don't know. Maybe if I'd listened to it in one sitting, the way so many people I know read it, I'd have "gotten" in better. Somehow, I just didn't connect with it the same way everyone else I know did. Mr. Gaiman's writing and narration is great and all, but I just didn't have the exultant experience that my friends had.
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Fantastic.
"I'm going to tell you something important. Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. The truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world." ...more
"I'm going to tell you something important. Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. The truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world." ...more
sweet, sad, and creepy all in one.
I remember loving this book when I first read it ten years ago, and as an audiobook read by Neil Gaiman himself, it was highly enjoyable, even from the back seat of the car. My only complaint is that the chase between the enemy and the narrator grows repetitious.
Feb 18, 2014
jess sanford
marked it as to-read
Jun 02, 2014
Laura
marked it as to-read
Oct 21, 2019
Elaine
marked it as to-read
May 10, 2021
Brian
marked it as to-read
