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ISBN
9780062255655
Book Title
Ocean at the End of the Lane : a Novel
Item Length
8.2in
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
2013
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Neil Gaiman
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Fantasy / General, Magical Realism, Short Stories (Single Author), Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Coming of Age
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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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...

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062255657
ISBN-13
9780062255655
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143633818

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Book Title
Ocean at the End of the Lane : a Novel
Author
Neil Gaiman
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Magical Realism, Short Stories (Single Author), Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
192 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz

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'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy - you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable-if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., Ocean has that nearly invisible prose that keeps the focus firmly on the storytelling, and not on the writing. . . . [T]his simple exterior hides something much more interesting; in the same way that what looks like a pond can really be an ocean., His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable--if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy--you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, In Gaiman's latest romp through otherworldly adventure, a young boy discovers a neighboring family's supernatural secret. Soon his innocence is tested by ancient, magical forces, and he learns the power of true friendship. The result is a captivating read, equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky.", [A] story concerning the bewildering gulf between the innocent and the authoritative, the powerless and the powerful, the child and the adult. . . . Ocean is a novel to approach without caution; the author is clearly operating at the height of his career., 'Gaiman mines mythological typology--the three-foldgoddess, the water of life (the pond, actually an ocean)--and his own childhood milieu to build the cosmology and theater of a story he tells more gracefully than any he's told since Stardust ...[a] lovely yarn.' (Booklist (starred review) on OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE), His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable - if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., 'Remarkable . . . wrenchingly, gorgeously elegiac. . . . [I]n The Ocean at the End of the Lane, [Gaiman] summons up childhood magic and adventure while acknowledging their irrevocable loss, and he stitches the elegiac contradictions together so tightly that you won't see the seams.' (Star Tribune (Minneapolis) on THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE), Gaiman has crafted an achingly beautiful memoir of an imagination and a spellbinding story that sets three women at the center of everything. . . .[I]t's a meditation on memory and mortality, a creative reflection on how the defining moments of childhood can inhabit the worlds we imagine., The impotence of childhood is often the first thing sentimental adults forget about it; Gaiman is able to resurrect, with brutal immediacy, the abject misery of being unable to control one's own life., Remarkable . . . wrenchingly, gorgeously elegiac. . . . [I]n The Ocean at the End of the Lane, [Gaiman] summons up childhood magic and adventure while acknowledging their irrevocable loss, and he stitches the elegiac contradictions together so tightly that you won't see the seams., When I finally closed the last page of this slim volume it was with the realization that I'd just finished one of those uncommon perfect books that come along all too rarely in a reader's life., 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy-you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable—if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., Gaiman mines mythological typology--the three-foldgoddess, the water of life (the pond, actually an ocean)--and his own childhood milieu to build the cosmology and theater of a story he tells more gracefully than any he's told since Stardust ...[a] lovely yarn., [W]orthy of a sleepless night . . . a fairy tale for adults that explores both innocence lost and the enthusiasm for seeing what's past one's proverbial fence . . . Gaiman is a master of creating worlds just a step to the left of our own., Poignant and heartbreaking, eloquent and frightening, impeccably rendered, it's a fable that reminds us how our lives are shaped by childhood experiences, what we gain from them and the price we pay., 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy—you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, In Gaiman's latest romp through otherworldly adventure, a young boy discovers a neighboring family's supernatural secret. Soon his innocence is tested by ancient, magical forces, and he learns the power of true friendship. The result is a captivating read, equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky., Mr. Gaiman labels [his novel] 'for all ages,' which is exactly right. It has grief, fear and regret, as well as love and awe-adult emotions, but children feel them too…. [L]ike all Mr. Gaiman's work, this is fantasy of the very best., [W]ry and freaky and finally sad. . . . This is how Gaiman works his charms. . . . He crafts his stories with one eye on the old world, on Irish folktales and Robin Hood and Camelot, and the other on particle physics and dark matter., '[A] compelling tale for all ages . . . entirely absorbing and wholly moving.'(New York Daily News on THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE), Ocean has that nearly invisible prose that keeps the focus firmly on the storytelling, and not on the writing. . . . This simple exterior hides something much more interesting; in the same way that what looks like a pond can really be an ocean.
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2012-277745
Intended Audience
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    His Best Book

    I think most Neil Gaiman fans agree that this is the book absolutely everyone (even non-fantasy readers) enjoy and appreciate! It's just great, quirky, fun writing with enough literary merit to make it a classic in times to come!

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  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2013, Hardcover)

    It was a surprise when I first saw the book, not because of its appealing tittle but because of it's length. I had come into the book expecting a long novel, what with such an intriguing tittle and all. Now that I finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane I am even more surprised that I could find so much in such few pages. I often found myself at mid-sentence, lost in my own thoughts and an endless stream of ideas an reflections that spurred from something I had read in the book that caught my mind. Never in the countless books I have read have I come across the feeling I got with this book. The pages contain a feel of wisdom about our existence that catch you unprepared yet leave you no choice but to follow stop and reflect even at the most trivial things. It was a beautiful experience ...

  • Brings you to another world

    I wasn’t sure what to expect and before I knew it I couldn’t put the book down. Read the book within a normal work day, magical adventure. Pre Harry Potter times. Great beach or travel read

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  • Entertaining and Scary

    This writer has a knack for scaring readers and this book is no exception.

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    The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I would recommend this book. I really enjoyed it.

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