When’s the episode coming out? It’s been a while since we had our last book club.

I thought it was great. I wondered a lot about how much of Mr. Gaiman’s personal life, if any, went into the story. Without being spoilerish, I could see him as a child witnessing some of the events in his real life and having them fit into his story. Just a curiosity I had.

I just finished listening to it in audiobook form and narrated by Mr. Gaiman himself. I found the whole thing very engrossing. I loved the Hempstock women, they remind me a great deal of the witches in Terry Pratchetts discworld books. They are a wonderful balance of compassionate and old powerful beings that operate on a different scale. I found the scene with the bathtub to be very powerful and I think I identified with boy a bit too much for comfort. All in all a good book. I can’t claim it is my favorite Gaiman book but I was in no way disappointed.

I’m a huge Neil Gaiman fan. I love his style of fantasy writing. The kind of dream logic he applies ot a lot of his stuff is great. I’ve been a fan of his ever since I read Neverwhere (which I read during a time I had to ride the London underground a lot so that added an extra dimension to reading it).

I read The Ocean at The End of The Lane in just a few days and really enjoyed it. I think Neverwhere is still my favourite but that might just be because it has a special place in my heart. Ocean at The End of The Lane is a very close second (can I cheat and say joint first place?). I just find his way of writing fantasy so fascinating because of the way he mixes it with the real world and makes the stakes feel high in a none cheese way.