The Graveyard Book is his rebelling of The Jungle Book. I've yet to read it. I've read Anerican Gods, Neverwhere, Good Omens, and Ocean at the End of the Lane. I still have Anansi Boys sitting on my shelf. Also his graphic novel series The Sandman and Death.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a dark tale told from the viewpoint of a 7 year old. It is a man remembering an event from his childhood.

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Posted by quail man

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 6:43 pm to Scruffy

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a dark tale told from the viewpoint of a 7 year old. It is a man remembering an event from his childhood.

interesting. if i stick with american gods and enjoy, then i may check that one out

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Posted by athenslife101

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Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:22 pm to Scruffy

Anansi Boys is the best book of his, hands down, that I've read. It's much funnier than anything else of his that I've read and has more soul.

I enjoyed the Graveyard Book a lot and recommended it to people. It's for kids I guess, but there is certainly some aspects that have more impact for adults.

Ocean at the End of the Lane got pretty boring in all honesty. I'll finish it eventually, but I read i right after the Graveyard Book and they don't really mesh. Completely different writing style (which Gaiman is good at) kind of annoyed me. He went from simple prose with little supplied imagery to being super drawn out. I read that it was supposed to be a short story and I see that.

American Gods is ok. I convinced myself I liked it at the time, but looking back, I don't think I did. The characters are needlessly bleak and I didn't give one crap about any of them except the wife.

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