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The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Neil Gaiman (Author)

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A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman’s first new novel for adults since his #1 New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys.

This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real...

Length: 259 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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File Size: 1180 KB
Print Length: 259 pages
Publisher: William Morrow (June 18, 2013)
Publication Date: June 18, 2013
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B009NFHF0Q
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- #40 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Coming of Age
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944 of 979 people found the following review helpful

Adult fairy tales don't get much better than this

By B. Case TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on June 18, 2013

Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase

Right up front I should admit, I'd never heard of Neil Gaiman before I read an enthusiastic newspaper review about this book and decided to preorder it a few days ago. Last night, it was wirelessly delivered to my Kindle and this morning, I picked it up and started reading. Almost instantly, I was so absorbed and lost in the storytelling experience that I didn't do anything else until I finished it a few hours later.

It's a short book; it's enchanting; it's very well written...definitely top-quality fantasy literature. I'm not a fan of fantasy literature, but this book swept me away into such a delightful and fascinating series of incredible adventures--or should I say misadventures--that I could not pull myself away. The author is correct to warn that this is not a fable for children...the reality is far too stark and dark, and there are definitely some adult themes.

"The Ocean at the End of the Lane" is a tale about a lonely bookish seven-year old whose life takes a terrifying turn into a dark and creepy reality. The child is never named, but in recent interviews, the author admits that this child is very much like he was at that age. The child lives in the lovely English countryside of Sussex--the same environment where the author grew up. And like Gaiman, the child is wise, responsible, and moral beyond his years. The parents are blithely confident that nothing bad could happen to their brilliant bookish son in such a bucolic setting. But of course, bad things can, and do happen, especially to the pure and innocent...

The parents have no idea that the Hempstocks--an eleven-year-old girl, her mother, and grandmother--who live by a pond at the end of the lane, are really a group of immortals who play at being human.Read more ›

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75 of 79 people found the following review helpful

I loved this book; it is all of gloomy, heartbreaking, and magical; in the end, it is completely hope-filled

By Karielle @ Books à la Mode on July 6, 2014

Format: Paperback

Neil Gaiman is one of those modern authors I automatically categorize as classic. I've loved his previous novels and all his little projects in between, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane solidifies his position as one of my all-time favorite writers.

Through a drowsy, overwhelming narrative, we follow the sudden, startling recollection of one man's past—one that is all of magical, terrible, and sobering. While visiting the little English country lane of his childhood, our unnamed protagonist reunites with a familiar face who prompts him to think of an old friend he hasn't thought about in years. Upon remembering one thing, he remembers everything.

Vividly Proust-like and told in calm, focused prose, this novel submerges readers into the sweet, wise, sometimes wondrous, and sometimes frightening mementos of a forgotten childhood, while expertly capturing the one-track mind of a seven-year-old boy. His memories immerse us into a world that is all of strange, fantastical, but still utterly believable—as well as introduce us to an intriguing character, Lettie Hempstock, who teaches us the most valuable lesson about being a friend.

The fantasy setting of the child's experiences is out of this world—literally. I don't know how Gaiman comes up with the most bizarre concepts and the most sinister of villains while still managing to sound so real, but he does it beautifully. The story definitely has dark undertones, but it is masked by the naïve tranquility of an ignorantly blissful child. Not only is this aspect of magical realism so smoothly incorporated, but the injustices and powerlessness of childhood are also exquisitely portrayed.Read more ›

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214 of 238 people found the following review helpful

An Enchanting Story of Sacrifice and Growing Up

By Ethan on June 18, 2013

Format: Hardcover

Over the course of his career, author Neil Gaiman has delighted readers with his storytelling abilities. His almost childlike sensibilities have allowed him to reach audiences through various mediums, spanning from comic books to more traditional children and adult literature. With his latest adult novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, he explores a dark story with enough whimsy and emotion to attract readers of all tastes.

The novel begins with a forty something year old man returning to the small English town where he grew up. His old home has long been demolished, but he is drawn instead to a dilapidated farmhouse at the end of the lane. When he arrives there, he begins to reflect on his childhood and the dark events that occurred at the place.

He was only seven years old when it began. A quiet boy, more at home with his nose in a book than playing with other children, he was an outcast within his own family. We learn that the family is struggling with money. They decide to move him from his own room to bunk with his sister, leaving an empty bed to rent out. With the arrival of the renter, a mysterious opal miner, dark events begin to occur.

The boy meets the three generations of Hempstock women who run the farm at the end of the lane. Lettie Hempstock, who claims to have been eleven years old for a very long time, immediately entrances the boy with her enchanting way with words and conviction that the pond that rests at the very end of the lane is actually an ocean. She agrees to allow him to tag along as she takes a trip to an odd place that lies somewhere between this world and the next. Upon their return from the strange place, an evil is released.Read more ›

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it's high on the list of Gaiman's best.

There's something profound and somber about this book that it took me days to 'recover' from it after reading it. Read more

Published 11 hours ago by Pakinam Amer

Five Stars

Lovely read about fantasy meeting reality. Quick read, but I will continue to reread this book!

Published 1 day ago by tasha

Magical and Mesmerizing

Neil Gaiman's craftsmanship is so precise he can capture the wonders of the universe in a tiny book. Read more

Published 1 day ago by Jessica S.

Excellent Modern Fairy Tale

Illuminates a wistful but important childhood event with connections to some of the oldest traditional mythic characters. Read more

Published 3 days ago by Mike L. McDonald

Not a fantasy fan but a Gaiman fan

I read the book straight through. Childhood is such a mysterious time and is mostly lost to us as adults.

Published 3 days ago by Kay H, Wilson

Perfect Adult Fairy Tale

I loved this book. It's nice to read something where you're reminded magic is everywhere. Even if you only believe in it as a child when you grow up, you find out magic is really... Read more

Published 5 days ago by D. C. Ash

NSA tight masterpiece from Neil Gaiman

As always Mr Gaimon juxtapozes the reality of porridge and
And an eternally full moon. My son gifted me this book f9r Christmas but sent it 2 days early. Read more

Published 5 days ago by Kindle Customer

Unusually pleased

I don't typically read fantasy type books, and I actually didn't know that is what this was. It was recommended by a friend, so I picked it up without reading the description. Read more

Published 7 days ago by mel

A beautifully written fanciful book

The story follows the memory of a child through the fantasy of a childhood. Without close friends perhaps he made them up and perhaps not. Read more

Published 7 days ago by Duane E Miller

Five Stars

Gaiman is a boss.

Published 8 days ago by jack hammock

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