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I'm sad to say that I did not love this book. The entire story is told with a certain detachment: 40-something year old man, back home for a funeral after a long time way, sits by a pond and remembers his apparently-not-very-happy youth. He tells the story as the memories surface, so we are twice removed right there. The writing was solid (of course) but the style didn't work for me with this story. This is the first adult non-comic-book I've read by Gaiman, so maybe the style just doesn't work
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Eerie. Sometimes ooky. Spooky and dreamlike and clever. I love the way Gaiman's mind works.
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For Jeff's birthday, we went to see Neil Gaiman read, and the price of the ticket included a copy of the book! He was a great speaker and reader--so witty and at home on the stage. I really enjoyed the book, too, which was the perfect combination of childlike and creepy. The adults, including the adult version of the narrator, are always so much more disappointing than children. And I like the way that the ocean at the end of the lane is really some kind of primordial soup--is death a final, ult
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I'll make it not a secret that I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan. From the Sandman comics to one of my favorite books ever, American Gods, I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed a great bulk of his imaginative works. With that in mind I will try not to let my admiration of this author get in the way of my review.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is about a boy (though a man at the very beginning of the book the book deals with his childhood. So I will refer to him as a boy.) who is never named in the story. I ...more
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is about a boy (though a man at the very beginning of the book the book deals with his childhood. So I will refer to him as a boy.) who is never named in the story. I ...more
Just read this. Right now. Just read it.
And when you love the book, read the acknowledgments because even they are great.
And when you love the book, read the acknowledgments because even they are great.
A lovely fairy tale, mostly for adults but it would work for kids too. My only complaint: I wish it was longer!
My kind of weird, sweet, creepy, complex not sure I got it all kind of book. Classic Neil Gaiman.
5+ stars. I loved this book a lot, a whole lot. Really beautifully done.
Mar 29, 2013
Celeste
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Bethany
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