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Wants to read Eleanor of Aquitaine: Woman, Queen and Legend
Wants to read From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe
Finished reading From Memory to Written Record: England 1066–1307
Finished reading Russian Messianism: Third Rome, Revolution, Communism and After
Wants to read Magic in the Middle Ages
Finished reading Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius
Wants to read The Darkness That Comes Before
Rated The Ocean at the End of the Lane 8/10
It is not that the unfolding events are particularly difficult to understand, but I felt an undercurrent of symbolism that I knew I was missing because of my greedy turning of the pages. Gaiman, of course, writes beautifully, in that full-on heart-swelling way that identifies tricky emotions that one could not previously name. The nightmares of children exist in a language that is often impenetrable to adults, but he writes with such a direct insight to those dreams that we begin to remember what it was like to have them.<br><br>My full review appears at <a href="http://persephonemagazine.com/2013/09/book-review-the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-by-neil-gaiman/">Persephone Magazine</a>.
Rated Stop Me If You've Heard This One 8/10
<div>Really liked this. Cherry is an endearing mess, and the story about figuring out who you are and what you want is a good one. </div>