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amblygon_writes's review against another edition
3.0
I want to give this simultaneously three stars and four stars because on one hand I quite enjoyed it, but on the other hand I thought it was only okay. Since I'm trying to tone down my stars inflation, I guess I'll give it three (since three apparently means 'I liked it' and two is 'it was okay'). The book was scary and mysterious, and I really enjoyed whenever we visited the Hempstocks. In the end it wasn't earth shattering to me, and I felt it wasn't as exciting and intriguing as other works I've read (both by the same author and by other authors recently).
aleena_batth06's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
5.0
j2j89's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
3.0
brokenjac's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
sabrams_010's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
ecruz2021's review
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
cranberry__sauce's review against another edition
5.0
"I remember my own childhood vividly...I knew terrible things. But I knew I mustn’t let adults know I knew. It would scare them." - Maurice Sendak
Neil Gaiman knows about childhood—he knows that feeling of longing for something you used to have, and may never have again. He knows how childhood memories can fade away, becoming nebulous over time; how our early years are wondrous when we look back, but really not so great when they happened.
This book is absolutely incredible. Gaiman captures feelings so difficult to put into words and he does so magnificently.
Here are just a few of my favorite quotes:
Neil Gaiman knows about childhood—he knows that feeling of longing for something you used to have, and may never have again. He knows how childhood memories can fade away, becoming nebulous over time; how our early years are wondrous when we look back, but really not so great when they happened.
This book is absolutely incredible. Gaiman captures feelings so difficult to put into words and he does so magnificently.
Here are just a few of my favorite quotes:
"I wonder how I looked to her, in that place, and knew that even in a place that was nothing but knowledge that was the one thing I could not know. That if I looked inward I would see only infinite mirrors, staring into myself for eternity."
"The dream was haunting me: standing beside me, present and yet invisible, like the back of my head, simultaneously there and not there...I tried to pull the dream that had upset me so to the front of my mind, but it would not come. There had been betrayal in it, I knew, and loss, and time."
"I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I found joy in the things that made me happy."