tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056104042101079769.post3013145989468040803..comments2023-11-03T09:31:05.606+00:00Comments on Halfway Here: Reading & Seeing 20Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673345819018458143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056104042101079769.post-8740252565367102692014-09-04T08:33:51.271+01:002014-09-04T08:33:51.271+01:00Yes! That's it exactly. When I first started o...Yes! That's it exactly. When I first started ocean at the end of the lane I thought it was a children's book and you're right it didn't feel developed enough for adults. I normally gobble up Gaiman's stuff so that's why this was particularly disappointing. Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673345819018458143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056104042101079769.post-69908418857462223022014-09-03T18:43:04.078+01:002014-09-03T18:43:04.078+01:00I really love Easy A for exactly the reasons you o...I really love Easy A for exactly the reasons you outline: it's genuinely funny and intelligent. And I also agree with your thoughts on The Ocean At... The rest of my book group loved it (and I love every single other thing Gaiman has written), but I found it poorly developed and I was either too freaked out or a bit bored. It felt to me like he wasn't quite sure if he was writing for children or for adults, and ended up with something that might not suit either.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.com