The Ocean at the End of the Lane

This book was beautiful, horrifying, comforting, and insightful. Beautiful: the style flowed like an Irish folk song, each page felt lyrical. Horrifying: it wasn't scary in the way most horror is. Nothing was particularly scary in its on right. It was the fact that the novel reaches into deep childhood fears and the psyche of a kid to make you scared of things in the same helpless way a child would be. Seriously creeped out on multiple occasions. Comforting: the family on the farm was the definition of a safe haven. I felt comforted by its presence. Insightful: it had deep commentary on the lust of money and on the nature of adulthood and childhood. Adults afterall, are children in adult costumes. So well said.
I loved this novel. Beautiful short read.