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    Mobile Pirates

    Mobile Pirates

    Games

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    Inspired by the iconic theme of adventuring the ocean, Mobile Pirates brings you a nail-biting...

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Acanthea Grimscythe (300 KP) rated The Ocean at the End of the Lane in Books

May 16, 2018  
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
8.4 (47 Ratings)
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane is the first work I’ve read by Neil Gaiman – and I love it. This short novel tells the story of a young boy. He discovers a sort of magic in the world around him that blends in a delightfully haunting way. The real star of this book isn’t the boy though. It’s the Hempstocks.

This piece of fiction is a quick read and harbors elements of fantasy and horror in a world much like our own. The house at the end of the lane is a bit removed from the rest of society and, to a homegrown, country girl like myself, oozes a rural familiarity. This house, being the home of the Hempstocks, is the source of everything surreal in The Ocean at the End of the Lane and through the little boy and his friend Lettie, we see an entirely different side of things. A place where a child learns morals (such as lying, obeying, etc.) in the most horrifying ways.

I found The Ocean at the End of the Lane nearly impossible to put down – in fact, I only paused long enough to shower and take a brief nap. I refused to sleep until I had turned the last page. It’s nice to see several elements of fiction in play, especially with how Gaiman foreshadows and references certain odd incidents that take place in his story. My next Gaiman read will be American Gods, which I received as a gift from Dad.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated False Profits (Tucker Sinclair, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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False Profits (Tucker Sinclair, #1)
Patricia Smiley | 2007
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
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Business consultant Tucker Sinclair finds her career in danger when a client substitutes a new business plan for the one she created. Then he turns up in the Pacific Ocean. Can she solve the murder and save her career? I loved the LA setting, but found the mystery a little slow going and the characters a little light.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-false-profits-by-patricia.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
    Shapes

    Shapes

    PatrickGeorge

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    Follow the red box by air, across the ocean, by land, through night and day on a journey through...

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Tobin Bell recommended Psycho (1960) in Movies (curated)

 
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
1960 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
8.7 (114 Ratings)
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"Psycho, the Alfred Hitchcock film, the film with Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh. I thought that film was groundbreaking at its time, and I think everyone else did, too. The shower scene in Psycho, I likened it to people being afraid to go in the ocean because of Jaws. People were afraid after that film to take a shower. I remember distinctly so many people talking about that because of that shower scene with Janet Leigh."

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