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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A well-shaped novel of magical realism, The Ocean at the End of the Lane centers around a rare perspective of a child trying to grasp at existentialism. What is the nature of our universe, and how does it relate to a child's place in the lives of the adults around them? Two ideas, two sides of the same coin with an ocean between them, each the most significant thing and the most insignificant thing in light of the other. The story, told with so much melancholy there might as well have rain clouds in every chapter, paints a fascinating take on a supernatural order of things, just as much vividly described as it is deliberately obscured by it's very unknowableness and our unreliable narrator. The duality of the book is summed up by a final lingering message that is conflicting comforting and somber: "There is no pass or fail at being a person."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Death, Infidelity
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was… a tad strange, to say the least. It wasn’t scary, it wasn’t cute, it wasn’t philosophical, so what was it? I have no idea. It was just weird. I enjoyed it, but it’s not going down in my favorites.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Animal death
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Jag har inte läst fantasy sedan jag var typ 13-14 år gammal. Jag har liksom övertalat mig själv att jag gillar inte fantasy, men oj hur fel jag hade...
Boken ingår i kurslitteraturen för littvet II kursen som jag läser just nu. Så jag får tacka kursen för att jag hittat tillbaka till fantasygenren.
Boken ingår i kurslitteraturen för littvet II kursen som jag läser just nu. Så jag får tacka kursen för att jag hittat tillbaka till fantasygenren.
Sweet, short, beautiful, and powerful. How memories work, especially memories of childhood. Kids world vs adult world. The magical aspects in this are absolutely fascinating and I truly loved every second of it!
I listened to this one on audible narrated by Neil, omg best decision ever.
I loved it and i cried a lot with the last chapter. Amazing.
I loved it and i cried a lot with the last chapter. Amazing.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix