tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post5603758095401667513..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-40017054208331411052014-01-24T13:49:55.940-05:002014-01-24T13:49:55.940-05:00I love what you said about romanticizing our youth...I love what you said about romanticizing our youth. I loved this one and I think that was a big part of it. I loved his exploration of seeing our childhood through our memories. Do we make things worse/better? Do we misunderstand things or distort them in our own minds? I loved it. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-44318160569377679602014-01-22T21:59:12.838-05:002014-01-22T21:59:12.838-05:00This is a pretty great book. I didn't enjoy it...This is a pretty great book. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I did The Graveyard Book or Neverwhere, but I think this one is going to linger much longer. <br /><a href="http://www.alaskabearviewing.com" rel="nofollow">For more about - All Inclusive Alaska Bear Viewing Tour Packages, click here</a>Cleo Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322708573418575088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-55454603875115914512014-01-21T09:04:44.255-05:002014-01-21T09:04:44.255-05:00I'm pretty divided on Gaiman's works too, ...I'm pretty divided on Gaiman's works too, but I did love this one.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-1851645970517581492014-01-18T14:31:30.588-05:002014-01-18T14:31:30.588-05:00I do not love Neil Gaiman either, but a lot of peo...I do not love Neil Gaiman either, but a lot of people have said that even if you are not a huge fan that you should pick this one up. This review confirms that!Leslie @ This is the Refrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027804132268043518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-11820052073924651022014-01-17T20:13:36.148-05:002014-01-17T20:13:36.148-05:00thanks for your great post. this was basically my ...thanks for your great post. this was basically my first book by Gaiman, and I enjoyed it thoroughly, I actually listened to it, read by Gaiman himself, really neat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-82265560510312234542014-01-17T16:05:33.365-05:002014-01-17T16:05:33.365-05:00So glad you liked this one. I'm also pretty sp...So glad you liked this one. I'm also pretty split on his writing but I've loved The Graveyard Book and Coraline. I wasn't sure how I'd take to this one since it's technically not YA (Gaiman says), but it sucked me right in.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-53695634088795724632014-01-17T12:15:37.436-05:002014-01-17T12:15:37.436-05:00I really do want to read this book! i'm a priv...I really do want to read this book! i'm a private duty na for an elderly lady and I went to her book club meeting a few days ago. They all shared what books they had gotten for Christmas, and one sweet lady from Germany had this book, which I found delightful. I really hope I'm still reading Gaiman in my 80s!Kate @Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220575670960466054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-30472587450648231452014-01-17T11:25:35.163-05:002014-01-17T11:25:35.163-05:00I feel similarly about Gaiman. I loved Stardust, f...I feel similarly about Gaiman. I loved Stardust, found American Gods engaging from the middle onwards and was underwhelmed by Anansi Boys. From what you say, this book should be thematically interesting to me, though, so I'll add it to the perpetual 'to-read' list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788626802776719414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-53127368122418235872014-01-17T08:44:33.911-05:002014-01-17T08:44:33.911-05:00I read this one back in August (and reviewed it he...I read this one back in August (and reviewed it here: http://amusicalfeast.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-ocean-at-end-of-lane.html) and what has struck me ever since is how varied the responses of bloggers have been. I think that's the mark of a great book, that so many people can get dwell on very different themes. I didn't love this Gaiman novel, mostly because of the pessimism I read into it, but I have LOVED hearing everybody else's thoughts. Thank you for your musings about memory and time - that's not a perspective I thought much about as I read it!Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233753953845020779noreply@blogger.com