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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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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.
I loved being immersed in this book; even thought it was short, I took my time with it. I loved how not everything was explained, the ending was ambiguous and a bit sad, and how it started out "normal" and then slowly took the plunge to outright fantasy. It helped that I did not know much about the book before reading it.
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