The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

2013 • 304 pages

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15

I was disappointed, I wanted to like it, I liked American gods and Anansi boys a lot, more like I wanted to enjoy it, even more that I saw many had it as their favorite all time book!

But no, I didn't, could not, barely hold on to finish it.

Maybe is me but I could not be happy about the fact that all the fantastic elements are totally ...
not explained, not logical and not coherent (probably my explanation here has same flaw :))

What I maybe do not explain it right is that I like fantasy and many things are just that, not real, but I do want some logical connection and here everything is lose and nothing makes sense and they do not connect; in previous books the characters I could imagine them but here they were just ...2 weak, no dimension.

I wanted to like it, I wanted to feel good reading it, I wanted to feel some nostalgia and Stranger Things similar feeling but what I get is like is written by some copy cat that lacked the skill :) to create some credible (maybe sounds weird talking about a fantasy book) world.

September 10, 2019