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Eine Beerdigung führt ihn zurück in das Dorf seiner Kindheit. Einem Instinkt folgend geht er zu dem kleinen Ententeich, von dem Lettie immer behauptete er sei ein Ozean. Dort trifft er ihre Mutter, die sich in den letzten Jahren nicht verändert zu haben scheint. Am Ententeich sitzend fallen ihm wieder Ereignisse aus seiner Kindheit ein. Als ein Mann im Auto seines Vaters Selbstmord beging und damit dunklen Mächten das Tor in die reale Welt öffnet, wird die Welt des Erzählers auf den Kopf gestell
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A middle-aged man returns to his home town for a funeral and takes time to visit where he used to live. The house is gone, replaced by a development. He continues further down the lane to the farm at the end where a girl named Lettie lived. She had a pond at the back of the property that she called her ocean. When they met he was 7 and she 11. As he sits on a bench near the pond he recalls an horrific experience that occurred back then, trying to understand if it was real and what the consequenc
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4 stars. My first Neil Gaiman book and I really, really enjoyed it. I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked it up but I'm so glad I took a chance on it. Such a breath of fresh air.
The story is hard to explain but while reading it I was hooked. The writing is fantastic and I really liked our main protagonist and the way the story was told. My absolute favorite thing about this book though was the scenery and the feel of it. So beautiful and descriptive. I could vividly imagine everyth ...more
The story is hard to explain but while reading it I was hooked. The writing is fantastic and I really liked our main protagonist and the way the story was told. My absolute favorite thing about this book though was the scenery and the feel of it. So beautiful and descriptive. I could vividly imagine everyth ...more

one of the worst books I have ever read. it can't be more than a story for kids. and I think the wirter could have made his point in a way much better than that
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Jul 26, 2018
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