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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

63 reviews

xta_07's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

How I feel about this book can best be summed up by a quote from the prologue:
“I make art, sometimes I make true art, and sometimes it fills the empty places in my life.”
This little novel was truly a work of art, silly, scary, and beautiful all at the same time. This has to be the most charming book I’ve ever read that’s been categorized as a “horror novel”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

hattijay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Very triggering to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Animal cruelty, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content

brittanymcmcmc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Child abuse

Moderate: Body horror

booksjessreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I have complicated feelings with this book, mainly because as I was reading it, I found it hard to understand what was happening and play it all out in my head. However, reading the conversation with Neil Gaiman that was in the end of my edition, allowed some things to make sense to me. It is a very personal book for Gaiman and I understood this a lot more when reading that part of the book. 

It did take me a while to get into the book but it did start to get interesting about half way through and I was intrigued to see how it would end. I think the fact that it was told from a child's perspective also made some experiences seem more real to me and did add depth to the book. I think it made me empathise with our MC more. 

One thing that I would disagree with a lot of reviews though, is that they said the writing was lyrical, and this didn't really ring true for me, personally. I think the writing was good at getting us into the mind of the main character, but I wouldn't say it was as lyrical as I had hoped. I also thought the plot was just a little strange in places and didn't flow well in parts, but that could just be personal preference also. 

I don't personally think this is Gaiman's best, but I still enjoyed many elements of the book all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content

katieluvs2read's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The kind of book you need to sit with for a few days...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content

cecireads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity

spoopywife's review against another edition

4.0

The entire book felt like a strange dream where you kind of knew what was happening but also didn't at the same time. Reality meant nothing, just like a child's dream world. Definitely hadn't prepared myself for the body horror, which was my bad. Other than that, I enjoyed the ride I was on, whether or not I knew what was happening all the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content

sofiematthe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Nobody actually looks like what they really are on the inside.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Sexual content and Child abuse