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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
The celebrated modern classic from the number one best-selling writer.
THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'
AN ACCLAIMED WEST END THEATRE PRODUCTION
This is what he remembers, as he sits by the ocean at the end of the lane:
A dead man on the back seat of the car and warm milk at the farmhouse.
An ancient little girl and an old woman who saw the moon being made.
A beautiful housekeeper with a monstrous smile.
And dark forces woken that were best left undisturbed.
They are memories hard to believe, waiting at the edges of things. The recollections of a man who thought he was lost but is now, perhaps, remembering a time when he was saved....
NEIL GAIMAN.
WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.
Critic reviews
"Neil Gaiman's entire body of work is a feat of elegant sorcery. He writes with such assurance and originality that the reader has no choice but to surrender to a waking dream," (Armistead Maupin)
"Some books just swallow you up, heart and soul." (Joanne Harris)
"Summons both the powerlessness and wonder of childhood, and the complicated landscape of memory and forgetting." (Guardian)
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- R Beattie
- 21-01-20
loved listening to this!
a beautiful story ... well worth a listen. you wont be disappointed! added bonus that the author reads it himself.
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- Susan Turner
- 06-12-13
Magical but real...
A very nearly believable fable with odd characters flitting between times and actions, being young and very very old, in this world and another. It's almost mythic with a almost logical narrative which requires some suspension of belief in order to immerse yourself in the ocean and figure out for yourself what is happening to the main character. Not sure that's meant for children, but I had to move my mind into a child's mind to connect and link some actions.
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- DAS
- 27-09-19
loved it
This book got me sitting on the edge of my seat, and biting my finger nails.
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- Christine Hargreaves
- 26-02-20
brilliant
Really enjoyed this story, so graphic that I could really imagine the landscape and the people. Keep sharing your extrordinary talent for storytelling and thank you.
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- jayne massey
- 07-10-20
Absolutely brilliant.
I enjoyed every second of this book, something a bit different. Good to enter the world of fantasy from time to time.
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- Avril
- 03-08-20
Love this story and Neil's voice!
Such a lovely little story and Neil's voice is very soothing. I highly recommend this book.
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- A.
- 10-03-17
A captivating cosmos in your pocket...
Gaiman expresses questions surrounding the sheer vastness of our very existence and perception of reality in language as familiar and comforting as the farmhouse-table fare he conjures.
But there is terror here too, in all its visceral glory...
Evocative, appealing, frightening, and cosmically universal in its scope, this book wove its spell around me, making it hard to concentrate on anything else: I've not read a book that has captivated me so completely in a very long time.
I am 8 years old again - mirroring the narrator - content to spend a rainy day reading by the window. 8 years old: when your mind is still open to the incomprehensible vastness of possibility, imagination unfettered as you lose yourself in other worlds.
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- Rachel
- 21-11-15
A masterpiece
Neil Gaiman demonstrates his artistry with words in this beautiful story. His narration adds to the magic of the piece. So glad that I discovered this gem.
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- Rose
- 29-10-16
What's this? A fantasy that doesn't rely on pornography to be good? Wow!
This is what I would describe as a conglomerate fantasy novel full of unoriginal ideas but well constructed and just for once, by an author at any rate, well enough read. I've given this book top rating just because at least if it proves anything it's the fact that a fantasy/horror can be just as good without needing to blur the lines between this genre and pornography and that's a good thing. Maybe other idiot horror so-called writers ought to try it some time but that's just wishful thinking.
This book reminded me of a lot of other books in the same genre. One called 'The Little Broomstick' springs to mind while reading this and also the boble oddly enough. The temptation of Christ in the wilderness. Also an old movie called 'The house that would not die' and an Algernon Blackwood story I think it was called 'The House in the Square'. So you see, not original but very well executed and well read. A few too many 'saids' for my taste but hey, don't they all do that?
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- Anna
- 10-04-17
Small but not lightweight
A dramatic and dark story told through the eyes of a 7 year old boy. Any childishness is reflected only with the honesty as to how a young child feels the world revolves around them. Prepare to hear about real fear as the tale of old creatures, creation and mysterious beasts hurtles through to the conclusion of this novella.
I would recommend this for adults as well as older children.
I actually like the author narrating this book as I do believe he has a personal investment in the experiences and treatment of the protagonist.
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