Steve Kearney:
I really loved the book, and I’m gutted to reach the last page! Will read more of Neil Gaiman. Recommended
United Kingdom on Feb 28, 2024
O.O.:
What a stunning edition ! This book is a very good one to gift (either to yourself, or to someone)!!
France on Mar 03, 2022
osvaldo:
La edición en sí es hermosa, aunque hubiera deseado que fuese un libro cosido y no pegado, al ser un libro de la editorial Morrow no se podía esperar otra cosa, sin embargo he de reconocerles que el hecho de que esté impreso en papel couché, que la edición tenga un cuidado espectacular y que me recuerde tanto a la edición de A monster calls de Patrick Ness han hecho que se lleve las 5 estrellas, la ilustradora es una genio! Todo el libro tiene ilustraciones prácticamente no hay hoja que quede en blanco pues hasta las guardas del libro vienen con información.
La historia es muy emotiva, nostálgica y conmovedora, ese realismo mágico que pasa de un sueño a la realidad y viceversa. Si saben inglés y quieren empezar con un libro de Neil Gaiman que no sea tan infantil como puede ser Coraline o Stardust les recomendaría a parte de El libro del cementerio, este sin lugar a dudas. Soy coleccionista y aunque está es una edición que normalmente no taeria en la calle leyendo es una edición que bien vale la pena tener en casa solo de lo hermosa que es.
Mexico on Feb 07, 2020
Marco Lorini :
Maravilhoso, sem sombra de dúvidas nenhuma um dos melhores livros que já li. Neil Gaiman te prende a história de uma forma única e cativante, sensacional. Recomendo.
Brazil on Apr 22, 2019
Juan Manuel:
Una gran historia de fantasía repleta de emoción y giros argumentales muy inesperados. Una trama para dejarte llevar. Lectura fácil y ligera para nivel de inglés C1.
Spain on Jul 04, 2018
C. Dennis Moore:
Some books catch us by surprise. I decided to read Neil Gaiman's THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE the other day because I was going to take a walk, and it was going to be a long walk, and I wanted something to read that would feel simple. Since the book I had originally planned on a reading is around 500 pages, I opted instead for the 178-page, much lighter, Gaiman novel, having no idea what to expect (the dust jacket synopsis does little to explain the true nature of this story), only to return nearly 3 hours later with over half the book read. I could have finished it that day, but I decided to let it rest, and to draw out the enjoyment.
THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE begins with a 47-year-old unnamed main character returning home for a funeral and, seeking some solitude, he finds himself driving around town and winding up on a farm he vaguely recalls having visited the year he was seven.
He finds the pond on the property and suddenly memories begin to resurface. The little girl who lived here, she was eleven, her name was Lettie Hempstock, and she said the pond was an ocean. And with those memories come the rest.
That was the year...
United States on Aug 28, 2013
Bethany Mills:
Title: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Author: Neil Gaiman
Rating: 5 Stars
My Review
My first thought as I dove into this story was that I was excited to finally acquaint myself with Gaiman's work. It was wonderful getting to know someone so beloved directly through his words. I had no preconceived notions (beyond one broken-up viewing of Coraline, the movie).
And what did I think?
I loved "Ocean".
It was a fast and fun read and the story was never so convoluted that it felt like work following its thread. Gaiman said he wrote it intending to craft a short story and ending up with a novel instead. That seems accurate given that the arc of the story is rapid and fairly clean. It feels a lot like a great short story.
My second impression as the story unfolded was that of a familiar ripple...a sense of dark déjà vous. I was transported back to my days as a young woman swimming about in Latino literature, desperate to understand its unique magnetic pull on my heart. Today, someone would explain that tug to me as "magical realism", a dull term for a provocative style. Provocative to me at least. The aplomb with which...
United States on Jun 30, 2013
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| Total Reviews | 205 reviews | 375 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Folklore (Books) | Folklore | ||
| ISBN-10 | 0062255657 | 1524860670 | 1542023807 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0062255655 | 978-1524860677 | 978-1542023801 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,757 in Folklore #19,366 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy #32,041 in Literary Fiction | #13 in Contemporary Women Graphic Novels #14 in Romance Graphic Novels #32 in Humorous Graphic Novels | #7,319 in Clean & Wholesome Romance #16,472 in Romantic Comedy #76,473 in Contemporary Romance |
| Publisher | William Morrow; First Edition | Andrews McMeel Publishing; Illustrated edition | Montlake |
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| Dimensions | 0.7 x 5.1 x 7.8 inches | 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.9 inches | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Hardcover | 181 pages | 112 pages | |
| Item Weight | 11.2 ounces | 3.53 ounces | 10.4 ounces |
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| Literary Fiction (Books) | Literary Fiction |
United States on Mar 15, 2024