The Ocean at the End of the Lane book review

Recommended for people who liked: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Pan's Labrynth, and The Golden Compass.
With the thrill of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and the mystery of Pan's Labyrinth (2006) author Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust) creates a stunning novel. The novel is relatively short, less than 60000 words. Gaiman writes in a great style and doesn't shy away from the weird part of fantasy.
Language: None
Sexual Content: Brief reference to male genitals "willie", a man has an affair with his maid when his wife is gone for work. His son sees them having sex, but doesn't know what's going on. A monster in the form of a human woman runs from the protagonist completely naked, this is non-sexual.
Violence: A young boy runs from a monster, he winds up being saved. The protagonist finds a worm in the heel of his foot. He pulls it out, this is the most disturbing scene in the book. A boy has a dream in which he has something shoved down his throat. He later wakes up choking and finds a coin in his throat, he spits up blood. A young girl is torn apart by vulture-like monsters. There is no blood in this scene. A monster is torn to shreds. A boy runs from vulture-like birds. A father attempts to drown his son after he insults a woman. The boy manages to pull himself out from under his father and he does nothing. This was disturbing also.
Drug and alcohol: brief smoking
Other: A boy runs away from his home, but it doesn't seem that wrong because one of the people at his house is a monster. A woman threats to lock a boy in the attic for several hours. A man has an affair.
Age Rating: 13+
Interest Rating: 15/16+

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