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Unlike the rest of the world, I thoroughly enjoy Neil Gaiman. (In case my dry tone doesn’t convey, I know that the rest of the world agrees.) Ocean is his new novel for adults, although the story primarily takes place when the narrator is a young boy. We get cats magical and sometimes malevolent, a clearly malevolent nanny who once was a worm or perhaps an evil spirit, and a strong family of witchy women who may not be as straightforward as they appear.
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Unlike the rest of the world, I thoroughly enjoy Neil Gaiman. (In case my dry tone doesn’t convey, I know that the rest of the world agrees.) Ocean is his new novel for adults, although the story primarily takes place when the narrator is a young boy. We get cats magical and sometimes malevolent, a clearly malevolent nanny who once was a worm or perhaps an evil spirit, and a strong family of witchy women who may not be as straightforward as they appear.
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Reading a Neil Gaiman is like slipping into the best most comforting bubble bath. You emerge a different person, the whole world seems different. This story is no different and I'm sure I will reread it many times becoming lifelong friends with the Hempstocks.
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A man returns to his hometown of Sussex, England for a funeral. On impulse he walks down the road to an old farm where 40 years earlier something extraordinary happened to him, darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. With the help of Lettie Hempstock (and her mother and Grandmother), the darkness is battled and the strangest, most terrifying time of his life is over.
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I finished this book a week or so ago but I wasn't sure what I would write for a r ...more
Magical, creepy and whimsical. I relished the enchanting, vivid tale that Gaiman has expertly woven and feel that it has many insightful things to say about both life and childhood. Gaiman's writing here gives the story the essence of a classic, lived-in fable that has been told for years even though it is a relatively new book. It has the feel of a short story that has been expanded, yet it is the perfect length; a short story could have worked technically but not been as emotionally satisfying
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I liked a lot of the imagery and description in this book. I wanted more backstory and information, but perhaps that is part of the more young adult writing style.
This was a good airplane read - an engaging page-turner with a couple passages that just knocked me flat. It wasn't my favorite of his and probably not one I would reread but not bad.
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A lovely fairy tale, mostly for adults but it would work for kids too. My only complaint: I wish it was longer!
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