This review originally posted at More Than Just Magic 
 "All monsters are scared. That's why they're monsters." 
 Here is another fantastic example of an author who should always narrate his own work. It was sort of like listening to the Doctor mixed with Alan Rickman. Both creepy and almost melodic. Which is kind of the tone of this entire book. It was actually a lot creepier than I expected. From the description it sounded like a pleasant story about a young boy but since it's Neil Gaiman I should have known better. In particular there's this bit with a worm *shudders* If you've read it you know what I'm talking about - if you haven't you'll understand as soon as you get to it. 
 The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a very imaginative, creepy book. My only complaint is that it was too short. I wanted to go deeper and explore the characters more and the magic of the Hemstocks. It was still brilliantly told, I just didn't want it to be over so quickly.