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6/4/23: We all remember things differently & childhood memories are even more fallible than most. Told from a 7-year-old's point of view, I can imagine being absolutely terrified by some parts of this tale as a child, & equally fascinated by others. The part with dad & the bath, oh my! The bogeyman in this is Ursula Monkton, only giving people what they want - there's a chilling thought.
If the Varmints tore out his heart, what did Lettie Hempstock have to recover from, who has the most to regret ...more
If the Varmints tore out his heart, what did Lettie Hempstock have to recover from, who has the most to regret ...more
Audiobook narrated by the author
From the book jacket - A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. … As he sits by the pond (a pond that [Lettie] had claimed was an ocean) behind the old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too stran ...more
From the book jacket - A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. … As he sits by the pond (a pond that [Lettie] had claimed was an ocean) behind the old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too stran ...more
Horror has never been one I'm comfortable with. I do not watch horror movies and ever since reading Frankenstein in the middle of a stormy night sitting by my bedroom door with only the hallway light on (sleeping parentals), I have never truly enjoyed a horror novel. Whilst this book isn't really scary, there were some hair-raising moments. I think I was more confused than anything else. I think there's supposed to be a lot of reading between the lines and I wasn't prepared for that. I did enjoy
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Excellent story!! I read it in one sitting, I just couldn't put it down. I've only read Coraline but I will check out his other books.
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I honestly cannot understand the 5 star ratings for this book. It's a decent story but told in a very flat emotionless voice. The whole thing comes across as dull and pretentious. Our narrator is supposed to be a 7 year old boy but he doesn't sound like any child I've ever met. Granted the narrator is really a middle-aged man remembering his childhood but still. The concepts were interesting but the flat narrative totally ruined this book for me.
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A dark fantasy novel as remembered by a middle-aged man during his life as a seven-year-old. Returning to the area where he grew up for a funeral, he makes a side trip, and in so doing, he remembers everything including the evil that entered the world.
His friend Lettie Hempstock is magical as is her mother Ginnie and her grandmother, and it is his friendship with Lettie that drives his memories.
His friend Lettie Hempstock is magical as is her mother Ginnie and her grandmother, and it is his friendship with Lettie that drives his memories.
Wow, I really loved this book. Neil Gaiman blows me away with his creativity and his use of the English language. He has such a way with words, a way of describing things in such a unique way that I just adore. I would read a grocery list written by this man, as I'm sure there would be all sorts of fun tangents that would captivate my imagination and pull me in.
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This was my first Neil Gaiman book and I loved it. It was equal measure scary, fascinating and fabulous. Bring on the rest of his work!
Jan 04, 2014
Jim Townsend
marked it as to-read
Nov 03, 2014
Delitealex
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Aug 31, 2015
Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction
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2.5 stars
Jan 14, 2018
Arieanca
marked it as to-read
