The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
Taste attributes: fantasyhorrorfamilymonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossyemotive & stirringcoming of agefighting evil
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is stirring, glossy and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother.
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- Neil Gaiman
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 224
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