But there’s no denying that Gaiman has a way with words that can, at times, affect even stodgy farts like myself.Įxcerpt: “I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I’ve never read his The Sandman comics and I thought American Gods was pretty average.
The Graveyard Book was written specifically for young adults, while The Ocean at the End of the Lane has the voice of a young adult novel, but is accessible to all, having adult themes skimming just below the surface the entire time. It’s strange that two books that I’ve given five star reviews to where both written by Neil Gaiman, and both were written for a young adult audience. Offer me epiphanies and realizations that I’ve yet to discover or have ignored during my life. A five star work of fiction needs to touch me in some way. To earn such, a book needs to go far beyond telling me a good story, well past regaling me with amazing concepts, and above and beyond populating it with living characters. I rarely give works of fiction five star reviews.
You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart.
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