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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

Start date: May 1, 2020

Finish date: May 31, 2020

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Jun 03, 2014 Leeann rated it really liked it

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I'm not sure where to start with this novel. It was strange, lovely, dark, confusing, and fun. Very much a fairy tale for adults, I felt that it was suspenseful in the fact that all of these things are happening to such a small boy, and you can't help but to feel frightened for him. I loved the Hempstock women and their alternate view on the way the rest of the world saw events. Definitely unlike anything I have read in awhile. ...more

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Feb 18, 2014 Brittomart rated it really liked it

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If you want to read one of the best Southern novels of the 21st century, then you should read this one, even though it's set in England. ...more

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Apr 23, 2014 Melanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A delightful, yet haunting read that reminds us things aren't always what they seem and how very scary growing up can be.

I liked these two quotes.

“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.”

“That's the trouble with living things. Don't last very long. Kittens one day, old cats t ...more

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