Ink & Wax reviewed The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house …
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5 stars
"How old are you?"
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"Eleven."
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"How long have you been eleven?"
I love the fairytale-retelling-yet-have-never-been-told-before aspect of Neil Gaiman's writing; his voice and his voice are enchanting. This work is distilled magic that I'd been saving for the a rainy day - no- the rainiest of days. I finally cracked the cover and tried savor each morsel. I drew out it sustenance for as long as I could. And now that I'm finished, it was both worth the exquisite wait and at the same time I know I should have read it much sooner since now I have one more formed world tucked away inside my head.