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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

Start date: March 1, 2021

Finish date: May 31, 2021

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Aug 13, 2020 ☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: menu-reading-is-served, 2018-gr-choice

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Different people remember things differently, and you’ll not get any two people to remember anything the same, whether they were there or not. You stand two of you lot next to each other, and they could be continents away for all it means anything. (c)

We start at 5 stars (I read it, didn't I? And I enjoyed it, sort of?):
+ 1 star: Lovely exploration of memory and how it tricks us. That much, I loved.

- 1 star: What I didn't love is:
> The ocean that is not an ocean (or is it, after all?). Or wha ...more

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Feb 12, 2014 Arctic rated it really liked it

The beginning was a bit slow, and I didn't really understand a lot of until I got about half way. I still don't think I comprehended all of it, but it was a really good story. Easy to get sucked into and taken away by! Worth the read. ...more

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Jul 13, 2015 Laura Feltner rated it it was amazing

I loved this book! It was almost like becoming a kid again.

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Apr 14, 2020 Elín rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adullt, fantasy, magical-realism

This was a very interesting story, almost bizzare but I really loved it, one of those can't-put-down books. I did skip the part with the introduction of the worm in the story because that sort of thing is my worst nightmare. ...more

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