Jayson's Reviews > The Ocean at the End of the Lane

seriously one of my favorite books ever! I have a quote from this tattooed on my arm.

Lauren wrote: "seriously one of my favorite books ever! I have a quote from this tattooed on my arm."

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.

ME TOO! I have almost finished everything he has written, at least that I know of.

Lauren wrote: "ME TOO! I have almost finished everything he has written, at least that I know of."

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.

Amazing review!

Marpapad wrote: "Amazing review!"

Thanks a lot Marpapad! I'm happy you like it!

it was added to my TBR 😃

Imène wrote: "it was added to my TBR 😃"

That's great to hear Imène! It's one of my favorites. 😃👍

One of favorites.

Feyzan wrote: "One of favorites."

Right on! 😁👍

That's touching Jayson! :)

Avanti wrote: "That's touching Jayson! :)"

Thanks, Avanti! I'm glad you like it :)

JV wrote: "Right on, Jayson! A splendid and poetic review! 🥰"

Thank you very much, JV! I appreciate it :)

Very Gaiman-esque 😊

Sakshi wrote: "Very Gaiman-esque 😊"

Thank you very much, Sakshi! That's exactly what I was going for :)

I love this book. So full of magic. It really sucks you in.
He's such a wonderful writer.
Great review. :)

Glad you liked, this was actually my first Gaiman book. :o

Lee Bay wrote: "I love this book. So full of magic. It really sucks you in.
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 :)

MischaS_ wrote: "Glad you liked, this was actually my first Gaiman book. :o"

Thanks, MischaS! I think my first Gaiman book was American Gods, after which I’ve read 14 more :)

Jayson wrote: "Lee Bay wrote: "I love this book. So full of magic. It really sucks you in.
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!

leslie hamod wrote: "Such a good review! I think you are amazing! Everything you write intrigues me!"

Thanks a lot, Leslie! That's so nice of you to say, I appreciate it :)

Wonderful review!

Aqsa wrote: "Wonderful review!"

Thank you very much, Aqsa!

This book is one of my all time favorites 🤩
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

Mrinmayi wrote: "This book is one of my all time favorites 🤩
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 :)

fantastic review

@Jayson
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

bellohabeeb wrote: "fantastic review"

Thanks a lot, bellohabeeb!

Mrinmayi wrote: "@Jayson
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 :)

Gaiman rocks!

Terrific review Jayson! 😉

Liam wrote: "Gaiman rocks!"

😁👍

Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ wrote: "Terrific review Jayson! 😉"

Thanks so much, Wendy :)

Wow. Another of Gaiman's! Glad you liked it Jayson!

Makrand wrote: "Wow. Another of Gaiman's! Glad you liked it Jayson!"

Thank you very much, Makrand! I appreciate it :)

Great review Jayson!👍😍

Kat wrote: "Great review Jayson!👍😍"

Thank you very much, Kat!

Probably one of best books I've ever read. I love the characters and the atmosphere. So unique. Glad you liked it! :)

Lovely review, sums the beauty and tragedy of this book in one eloquent summary.

Ioanna ms✨조 wrote: "Amazing review!"

Thanks so much, Ioanna :)

Tichana wrote: "Probably one of best books I've ever read. I love the characters and the atmosphere. So unique. Glad you liked it! :)"

I appreciate it, Tichana! Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much :)

April wrote: "Lovely review, sums the beauty and tragedy of this book in one eloquent summary."

Thanks, April! I appreciate it. Happy you liked it :)

Is this your favorite Gaiman book?

Marco wrote: "Is this your favorite Gaiman book?"

So far, probably.

Beautifully stated review Jayson. 🙂

Karen wrote: "Beautifully stated review Jayson. 🙂"

Thank you very much, Karen! Happy you liked it 😁👍

I love your review! I don't know how you manage to sum everything up in a sentence. Glad you enjoyed the book!

Pluto_reads wrote: "I love your review! I don't know how you manage to sum everything up in a sentence. Glad you enjoyed the book!"

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😁👍

Jayson, your review is beautiful and spot-on -- never stop reading favourites from childhood (and, hopefully, read them to a child you love.) 😍

Heather wrote: "Jayson, your review is beautiful and spot-on -- never stop reading favourites from childhood (and, hopefully, read them to a child you love.) 😍"

Thanks, Heather! That's very kind of you to say. I appreciate it 😁👍

Things from when we were young are just as valuable the older we get :)