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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Tetty Marlinda
#40 - 2020
Genre: Fabel, Horror

Lunayan bingung buat review buku ini, agak-agak gak paham walau saya menikmati bacanya. Apa mungkin saya harus baca versi Bahasa Inggrisnya seperti The Graveyard Book karya Mr. Gaiman yang sudah saya baca sebelumnya.

Seorang pria kembali ke rumah dimasa kecilnya setelah pemakaman, dan singgah ke rumah tetangganya. Disinilah mulai meluncurlah kenangan pria ini akan masa kecilnya. Pria ini sampai akhir cerita gak disebutin namanya, disebutkan saja Pencerita.

Karena masa
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Carol
Oct 05, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: neil-gaiman
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. ...more
Jennifer
Dec 20, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I'm giving this book 4 stars because Neil Gaiman is an amazing reader. With that said, I wasn't crazy about this book. The story grabbed me for about the first quarter of the book, and then I kind of lost where it was going. Maybe it was the lack of adventuring/questing that I found in the previous book I read by Neil Gaiman, "Neverwhere", but this current book was much less exciting.

The main character is wonderful, and reminds me of what it might be like to think as a kid again, which is someth
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Stephanie
Jan 11, 2024 rated it really liked it
4.5 ⭐️ Loved, loved, loved! It’s was a little spooky, magical, and just lovely.
Mary
Nov 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
Diandra Knutson
Dec 23, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: scifi, my-nook
Angel B
Jan 16, 2014 marked it as to-read
Teddie
Sep 27, 2023 rated it really liked it
Brenda
Feb 27, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Fatima A.
Jun 19, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Richard
Oct 30, 2019 is currently reading it
Dana Schmitt
May 30, 2020 marked it as to-read
RL
Apr 04, 2022 marked it as to-read
Keri
Jul 24, 2022 marked it as to-read
Diandra Knutson
Sep 11, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: gothic
Kat
Feb 22, 2024 rated it really liked it
Amber
Jun 20, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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