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Neil Gaiman: The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Hardcover, 2013, William Morrow)

A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house …

Review of 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' on 'Goodreads'

Lots of wonderful imagery, and he captures nostalgia quite well. There are some very uncomfortable scenes in the middle, which was surprising. I thought this book would be another child's tale like Coraline, but it really is a tale about middle age and memory. I thought it spent too much time in the nethers. The best parts I thought, were in the present, not the past. Even preferred the epilogue to the middle part of the book. Harsh?