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“An evocative, lyrical fantasy by a master of the craft.”
— Barnes & Noble, editorial review
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“In
Gaiman’s latest romp through otherworldly adventure, a young boy discovers a
neighboring family’s supernatural secret. Soon his innocence is tested by
ancient, magical forces, and he learns the power of true friendship. The result
is a captivating read, equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky.”
— Parade
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“Gaiman is especially accomplished in navigating
the cruel, uncertain dreamscape of childhood…His mind is a dark, fathomless
ocean, and every time I sink into it, this world fades, replaced by one far
more terrible and beautiful in which I will happily drown.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“Wry and
freaky and finally sad…This is how Gaiman works his charms…He crafts his
stories with one eye on the old world, on Irish folktales and Robin Hood and
Camelot, and the other on particle physics and dark matter.”
— Chicago Tribune
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“His prose is simple
but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable—if he was South American
we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy.”
— Times (London)
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“Poignant and heartbreaking, eloquent and frightening, impeccably rendered, it’s a fable that reminds us how our lives are shaped by childhood experiences, what we gain from them and the price we pay.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Gaiman has crafted a fresh story of magic, humanity, loyalty, and memories ‘waiting at the edges of things,’ where lost innocence can still be restored as long as someone is willing to bear the cost.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“A slim and magical feat of meaningful
storytelling genius.”
— Library Journal
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“Gaiman mines mythological typology—the
three-fold goddess, the water of life (the pond, actually an ocean)—and his own
childhood milieu to build the cosmology and theater of a story he tells more
gracefully than any he’s told since Stardust...[A] lovely yarn.”
— Booklist