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| The Ocean at The End of the Lane book front cover |
The book is about a man, reminiscing his childhood. He had an odd and horrifying but incredibly fascinating experience in the place where he grew up and at the home of his childhood friend where the pond, but was actually "The Ocean" in the title, was located.
It was super fun and exciting to read. Since it wasn't that long (Gaiman initially thought to write it as a short story but it was long enough to be a novel), I enjoyed the pace of its storytelling. I won't go into the details of the story (tamad lang hahaha) but it had thrilling and magical elements to it that both young and young-at-heart readers will surely appreciate and would spark their vivid imagination.
I also read the author's acknowledgments and I was surprised to see one of my favorite authors' name, Stephen King, mentioned in it. It was also a clever touch to include a Reading Group Guide section listing questions for group discussions perhaps in a book club or classroom recitation. And I truly loved that they included a snippet of an interview with the author at the end of the book because the Q&A gave me realizations which I wouldn't have thought of if I haven't re-read the whole book or I unconsciously overlooked because I was deeply absored into the story, eager to know what would happen next or how the story would end.
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| My officemate's dedication (sweet!) |
Lastly, if this book is in your readling list, which I highly encourage you to grab a copy, make sure to have something to munch on while reading it. There are parts where you'll definitely drool over imagining it making you miss your mother or grandmother's home-cooked meals.
If this novel were made into a movie, I'm sure to be one of the millions who'll see it. It's that good!
