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Before I get into this review let me admit something: I am a huge, huge Neil Gaiman fan (but really, who isn't?). That said, The Ocean at the End of the Lane quickly climbed to the top of my favorites list, not just favorites of Gaiman's work, but favorites of all time. It's that good. It also packs a punch for being as small of a book as it is - don't let its size fool you.
Speaking of shorter novels, Gaiman does this so well. He doesn't add fluff and unnecessary bits of plot that do nothing oth ...more
Speaking of shorter novels, Gaiman does this so well. He doesn't add fluff and unnecessary bits of plot that do nothing oth ...more
Loving that Neil Gaiman decided to narrate the audio version of this himself. His creepy tone emphasized just the right parts that you know he was thinking when he wrote it. The story keeps you intrigued and I really liked the ending. At under six hours, it's a super easy "read", but one that keeps you thinking about it long after you are done listening. Disclaimer: I'm a big Neil Gaiman fan!
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Actual rating : 3.5
A middle-aged man returns home for a funeral and goes down memory lane in a big way.
Neil Gaiman writes like Roald Dahl on steroids. I find his work so fresh and quirky and delightful. I was absolutely enthralled by this tribute to childhood magical innocence, the wisdom and nurturing abilities of women, and the power of memory. Reading it gave me the same feelings as when I first read Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes -- sensing intuitively that I was in the hands of a master storyt ...more
Neil Gaiman writes like Roald Dahl on steroids. I find his work so fresh and quirky and delightful. I was absolutely enthralled by this tribute to childhood magical innocence, the wisdom and nurturing abilities of women, and the power of memory. Reading it gave me the same feelings as when I first read Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes -- sensing intuitively that I was in the hands of a master storyt ...more
Holy macaroni. Amazing stuff. I keep wanting to think of it as The Witches for adults. Is that strange? Or doesn't it kind of work? Really brilliant, this. Also, Neil Gaiman should be the reader on all of the audiobooks.
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Jul 04, 2013
Vanessa
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it was amazing
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Just a it says on the dust jacket, I read this in one evening, totally absorbed for a few hours of escapism. A quick but mesmerizing read, this is a sweet story about a man who returns to his childhood stomping grounds and encounters the ghosts of his growing-up time. It has all the spooky otherworldliness I would expect from Gaiman, but is more grounded than, say, Coraline, and has some definite adult themes despite coming from the point of view of a seven-year-old. The youthful experiences are
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Amazing book. One that I just couldn't put down. Magical story with magical characters.
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