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Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Wow this book was a lot different than I thought it would be. But then, when I think about it, I never had anything specific that I thought it would be. Whatever I thought, it wasn’t this. Which is not to say a bad thing.

I really liked the title of this book, “The Ocean at the End of the Name”. At first it seems really mysterious, but we quickly find out what it means. You can actually even find out what it’s referring to just by reading the synopsis, which is rather disappointing. See, this is exactly why I like to read the back (or flap) of books after I’ve finished the book.

The story, or memory rather, was okay. I liked it. It was a cute, sometimes menacing story, but nothing really all that stand out about it. I’m not saying it’s unoriginal, I’m just saying there wasn’t really anything about it that was special. I picked this book up expecting to read something worthy of being called “Goodread’s Best Book of 2013”, which sadly didn’t happen, in my opinion. There’s nothing really standout bad about it, but nothing standout good either.

Needless to say, no tears were shed this day. (Because apparently the ending was supposed to be sad).

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