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edited review 12/10/15
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So, if you’re like me and don’t really have time or patience for a full fledged fantasy novel, Neil Gaiman is perfect. His fantasy is more of a “diet fantasy” where there are fantastical elements but everything is still rooted in the real world.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is his shortest adult fiction book. It’s about this boy who lives in Sussex who has an affinity for reading and being pretty independent for a 7 year old. He meets th ...more
http://nikkithereader.tumblr.com/
So, if you’re like me and don’t really have time or patience for a full fledged fantasy novel, Neil Gaiman is perfect. His fantasy is more of a “diet fantasy” where there are fantastical elements but everything is still rooted in the real world.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is his shortest adult fiction book. It’s about this boy who lives in Sussex who has an affinity for reading and being pretty independent for a 7 year old. He meets th ...more

I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book. I am not really a fantasy reader and I found myself having to re-read certain sections. During my second glance of the novel I was able to appreciate it more but I still have so many questions left unanswered, which is why I am giving this book a rating of only two.
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