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Book Review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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If Neil Gaiman is remembered as an author, it will be for this. It's semi-autobiographical mixed with fantasy and vague horror elements without ever feeling cheap or forced. I cannot say I have ever encountered such a haunting and beautiful story, as Gaiman recounts his childhood with such a familiarity I had to wonder if perhaps he had looked inside my memories. He never loses the audience trying to narrate with the voice of a child, and you'll smile and laugh and cry and sit at the edge of your seat until the last page.