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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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bookshelves: author-british, 100-199-pp, genre-low-fantasy, genre-supernatural, genre-adult-fantasy, read-in-2013, z-friday-x3
Aug 31, 2013
bookshelves: author-british, 100-199-pp, genre-low-fantasy, genre-supernatural, genre-adult-fantasy, read-in-2013, z-friday-x3
Read 2 times. Last read August 31, 2013 to September 2, 2013.
(A-) 84% | Very Good
Notes: We make pilgrimage to the landmarks of our childhood, in vain, to revive somehow the magic and wonder of youth.
Notes: We make pilgrimage to the landmarks of our childhood, in vain, to revive somehow the magic and wonder of youth.
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Reading Progress
August 31, 2013
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September 2, 2013
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March 24, 2015
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author-british
March 24, 2015
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100-199-pp
March 26, 2015
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genre-low-fantasy
March 26, 2015
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genre-supernatural
March 26, 2015
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genre-adult-fantasy
September 15, 2016
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read-in-2013
March 23, 2024
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z-friday-x3
June 15, 2024
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Started Reading
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June 15, 2024
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June 15, 2024
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It's one of my favorites too! Funny you should mention quotes, I was just sitting here, moments ago, thinking about how much I enjoy quotes from his books – they're so ethereal and emotive. He might well be my favorite author. I'll read anything Neil Gaiman.
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I believe I've read all his solo and co-written novels. I'm saving the short stories for when I'm in a slump and need some quick wins. One of these days I'm going to need to read Sandman again.
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Thank you very much, JV! I appreciate it :)
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Thank you very much, Sakshi! That's exactly what I was going for :)
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He's such a wonderful writer.
Great review. :)
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He's such a wonderful writer.
Great review. :)"
Thanks, Lee Bay! I totally agree with what you said. I think this may be my favorite Neil Gaiman book :)
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Thanks, MischaS! I think my first Gaiman book was American Gods, after which I’ve read 14 more :)
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He's such a wonderful writer.
Great review. :)"
Thanks, Lee Bay! I totally agree with what you said. I think this may be..."
It's definitely one of mine, too. :)
Thank you!
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Thanks a lot, Leslie! That's so nice of you to say, I appreciate it :)
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Neil Gaiman's writing style speaks to the heart
You did a wonderful job of summing the entire book in just so many words 👍🏽Neil Gaiman would be proud of your review 😊
Makes me wonder how you would review some of the other YA books 🤔
It would be interesting seeing your review on them
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Neil Gaiman's writing style speaks to the heart
You did a wonderful job of summing the entire book in just so many words 👍🏽Neil Gaiman would be proud of..."
Thanks, Mrinmayi! That's nice of you to say. I appreciate it. I don't know if YA is necessarily my genre. I've certainly read and reviewed YA books in the past, but I have different tastes in fiction and tend to try a bit of everything. For that matter, I don't see this as a YA book, though I'm sure a case can be made for it as one. I'm pretty much a mood reader, so perhaps more YA will be in my future. Depends how the wind blows, I guess :)
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Not sure which genre l would classify it
I got this recommendation from booktube
At first I thought it would probably be fantasy but it has magical realism in it
But despite the genre the book gave me one of the best experience while reading it
It was that atmospheric and engaging
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Not sure which genre l would classify it
I got this recommendation from booktube
At first I thought it would probably be fantasy but it has magical realism in it
But despite the genre the b..."
I would consider it low fantasy and supernatural. And by "low fantasy" I mean it takes place in the real world, as opposed to high fantasy which takes place in an imagined one. You could call it magical realism, but personally, I don't think it downplays its fantastical elements enough to fit that, but that's a term without a hard and fast definition. Regardless, I'm really glad you enjoyed this one. It's one of my favorite Gaiman books :)
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Thank you very much, Makrand! I appreciate it :)
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I appreciate it, Tichana! Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much :)
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Thanks, April! I appreciate it. Happy you liked it :)
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Thanks, Pluto! So happy you liked the review, it's one of the favorite ones I've written. Summing things up boils down to a lot of practice, I used to have trouble with it, though sometimes you get lucky and inspiration hits you just right😁👍
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