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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

Start date: March 3, 2014

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Dec 05, 2017 Anne ✨ Finds Joy rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Well I never imagined that I would'nt love this book. I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan! I loved Neverwhere, The Graveyard Book, and American Gods.

But somehow, this book just didn't give me the same 'joy in the fantastical' that I usually get reading his stories. The human thread in this story was darker and sadder, the characters less likeable. The story was too hauntingly nostalgic for me - I couldn't shake the lingering uneasiness and confusion with the disconnected/weird happenings throughout it a ...more

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Feb 11, 2019 Suraj rated it it was amazing

It is always a thrill ride to read a story written by Neil Gaiman. I love how he weaves various aspects of the story together to create a masterpiece. All in all very good book.

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Jan 06, 2016 Vickie rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, 2-star, small-medium-large-challenge, jelly-belly-challenge, in-other-words, islands-of-the-world, 2016, t-shirt-challenge-take-2, 1-2-3-challenge, paranormal

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is the first book by Neil Gaiman and I am pretty sure it will be my last. I felt the narration was flat; I didn't really connect with any of the characters; it was more of a novella than a novel. I tried explaining the plot to my adult son and daughter and I ended up with more questions than answers. I know that many people loved this book, but for me, I'm moving on.

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