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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Pretentious, couldn't make sense of it. It could be that I'm tired.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“You don’t pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
I just finished Ocean at the End of the Lane and I’m in TEARS. In the best way. The story is completely about growing up and being able to face who you are, recognizing your youth and moving on from it while still holding childhood wonder and reverence for that time, even if your memory isn’t always correct. For anyone looking for a quick read, I really recommend this book. It really feels like a modern fairytale.
I just finished Ocean at the End of the Lane and I’m in TEARS. In the best way. The story is completely about growing up and being able to face who you are, recognizing your youth and moving on from it while still holding childhood wonder and reverence for that time, even if your memory isn’t always correct. For anyone looking for a quick read, I really recommend this book. It really feels like a modern fairytale.
A surreal and relatable modern fairy tale. The Ocean at the End of the Lane embodies the bizarre, indescribable nightmares you had in childhood and provides plentiful food for thought. This is my first Neil Gaiman book and it's left me interested in reading more of his work. I enjoyed the rich myth he crafted from a seemingly mundane scenario. Powerful imagination.
Neil Gaiman es uno de mis autores favoritos, tiene la dosis exacta de oscuridad y magia en su ser y eso lo transmite en sus historias.
Este libro es una historia que Gaiman considera semi-biográfica y trata de un hombre que regresa a la casa donde vivió de niño para un funeral. Ahi empieza a recordar una serie de eventos y experiencias extraordinarias que le sucedieron, logrando revivir miedos que suponía olvidados.
Me parecio una novela bellisima y me dieron ganas de investigar mucho mas acerca del autor por ejemplo ¿Sabían que el papá de Gaiman era el jefe de relaciones publicas de la iglesia de la cienciología en UK?
Este libro es una historia que Gaiman considera semi-biográfica y trata de un hombre que regresa a la casa donde vivió de niño para un funeral. Ahi empieza a recordar una serie de eventos y experiencias extraordinarias que le sucedieron, logrando revivir miedos que suponía olvidados.
Me parecio una novela bellisima y me dieron ganas de investigar mucho mas acerca del autor por ejemplo ¿Sabían que el papá de Gaiman era el jefe de relaciones publicas de la iglesia de la cienciología en UK?
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
fast-paced
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this book but it really wasn't Gaiman's best writing. I felt like it was underdeveloped and some of the sentences read very awkward, as a writing style was more attempted as opposed to accomplished. Wonderful novel idea, but I really wish it was developed more.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A decent read that I probably would rate higher if Neil Gaiman wasn't such a creep.