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What was that??? Amazing! It started off so gently and then got so creepy. And the ending was so satisfying!
Unsettling. What a story. I continually felt sympathy for the little boy protagonist, and much frustration against his parents. A recurring theme in Gaiman's writing is the shortcomings of parents, I believe. Makes perfect sense. Archetypal rifts between children and parents are the stuff myths are made of. At any rate, after I finished reading this book, all I wanted to do was hug my daughter.
It's also quite an experience listening to the audiobook, narrated by the author himself. A sort of New ...more
It's also quite an experience listening to the audiobook, narrated by the author himself. A sort of New ...more
Classic Gaiman. Not his best work, not it worst. It's a sad and lovely story with very familiar characters. He does love his triple goddesses.
I'm in between liking and loving the book - I went for just liking because the main plot is only so-so. The magic is in the non-questing moments in that house by the ocean.
There was an abandoned shop of some sort nearish my house growing up - it had a small, hopelessly overgrown garden in the back. My best friend and I would sneak there, and trim bushes, ...more
I'm in between liking and loving the book - I went for just liking because the main plot is only so-so. The magic is in the non-questing moments in that house by the ocean.
There was an abandoned shop of some sort nearish my house growing up - it had a small, hopelessly overgrown garden in the back. My best friend and I would sneak there, and trim bushes, ...more
Really - 3.5 stars. This book is beautifully written and imagined. It's I supposed marketed as an adult book, but it's really about childhood, and my middle grade kid would probably like it (I don't particularly care for books aimed at ages below Young Adult) - which I suppose was a bit of a turn off for me.
As much as I thought this book fanciful and delightful, I'm a die hard - plot with mystery type of person. This book was pretty straightforward, and while not boring per se - it just didn't r ...more
As much as I thought this book fanciful and delightful, I'm a die hard - plot with mystery type of person. This book was pretty straightforward, and while not boring per se - it just didn't r ...more
Bizarre... Not my cup of tea at all. I liked American Gods because I felt like there was some beautiful passages in it, but this one was just too weird. It's short. If you are a sci-fi-ish person, you might appreciate it a little more than I did.
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Charming, frustrating, engaging and lovely. Never knowing which way was up or what was real kept me reading.
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