***Unpopular Opinion***

THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE by Neil Gaiman

Published: June 2016
Genre: Horror/Fantasy
Age-range: Adult
Pages: 237
Themes: disgusting horror scenarios, ghostly fantasy world, some apparent great meaning in everything that I don't get :D
Setting: Sussex, England, UK

RATING

Main character: 2
Side characters: 5
Writing: 1
Plot: 2
Enjoyment: 1
Atmosphere: 7
Intrigue: 2

Total: 2,85 --- 1,5 stars

Notes: I didn't like or care for the main character at all not even as a child. The only interesting part were the side characters (three generation of women/neighbors) but their meaning/significance is never explained whatsoever at least not in a way that gave me some added value. I absolutely hated the writing style and the plot was boring. My enjoyment is low because I don't like reading about gross stuff. The atmosphere was the only objectively good thing though I don't like to be creeped out :D

Read: January 19th 2019

Initial Reaction: This was definitely not for me. Seeing the interpretations of ocean being the great womb of this and that and dear god that’s why I hated literature class. I can see some of my favorite magical realism stories relating to grief as brilliantly portrayed and written. But this was half disgusting horror half nonsense to me. I don’t understand it and probably never will ^^