Synopsis: Neil Gaiman's intent was simple: to write a short story. What he ended up with instead was The Ocean at the of the Lane--his first adult novel since Anansi Boys came out in 2005, and a narrative so thoughtful and thrilling that it's as difficult to stop reading as it was for Gaiman to stop...
I think this is my least favorite Neil Gaiman book so far and I know I'm largely of the unpopular opinion here. I did like this one. It's a bit too bizarre for my taste and the reason I mostly enjoyed it is because Neil himself narrates the audio book, which is a huge plus. This is a story of an ...
I know that "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane" is a well-loved book from a well-loved author.I'd hoped to be whisked away into a tale where magic leaks into our day to day lives if we have eyes to see it. I can see that that's what I was intended to experience but an hour and a half into a nearly si...
These days I'm all about the magic with a little touch of realism, and this book delivered. It's a short but complex story, that had a great unnamed narrator. However, Lettie Hempstock, her mother, and grandmother were my favorites. I just loved how they warped reality and I think this is a skill I'...
This is one of those books that you have to think about for a while after you finish it. An unnamed man comes back to his childhood home for the first time in years. While he is there, he starts thinking about when he was seven years old. He remembers the suicide of the man who lived upstairs and ...
Do you ever listen to music from decades past and wonder what made that music so special that it had endured while other artists didn't? And then you have to wonder what music from today will people still be listening to 50 years from now. 100 years from now? Elvis and The Beatles made it. Micha...
What can you really say about a book that was perfect from beginning to end? I honestly don't have much to say besides the fact that Gaiman wonderfully captures the innocence of childhood and the terror of things unknown when you are a child. An unnamed narrator has just buried someone (we never fou...
At one point in the aughts I vowed I would never buy another Neil Gaiman book* - checking his books out instead from the library or giving them a cursory look and dismissal. I'm sure he felt these snubs keenly to the core of his black, denim-clad heart. But I bought this one. I intended it as a gift...
I remember this being the "Book at Bedtime" on Radio 4... I also remember falling asleep during it. That's no fault of the book! It was a fantastic read and, due to my ability to fall asleep, a twisty turny tale. It jumps about a bit at times, but this all adds to the charm. I saw this on a list of ...
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