I feel that it teaches more about the way how children interact with the world better than any psychology book. I would recommend this book as a must-read for every parent. Not one, in the whole wide world.вЂќДЄnd I tend to agree with Neil Gaiman here, as that little child trembling from fear sits in each of us waiting to be comforted and loved.

Inside, they look just like they always have. Outside, theyвЂ™re big and thoughtless and they always know what theyвЂ™re doing. вЂњGrown-ups donвЂ™t look like grown-ups on the inside either. I was amazed how Neil Gaiman was able to choose words so carefully and precisely to make me feel like I am a little child trembling from fear in the bed behind the closed door, or feeling the inconsolable grief after the death of the kitten and hating senseless and hard-hearted grown-ups not understanding my feelings. The fantasy plot was just a background immersing me in the world as seen by a seven-year-old boy.

I expected a light and exciting fantasy book similar to Stardust, but I was surprised to find something completely different. Neil Gaiman вЂ“ The Ocean at the End of the Lane I didnвЂ™t get to read a lot of them, but after the fiction fast that I had, it looks like a good step forward to me, at least a very enjoyable one. In this blog post, I do a summary of reviews of fiction books that I read in 2017. And when I could get a book that was narrated by an author as some of the books by Neil Gaiman, it opened up another aspect of the storyВ allowing to see it more from the authorвЂ™s perspective. Now I could listen to a book while driving, pushing a buggy or while Adrian played on the playground on his own. When I realised that listening to audiobooks can be as much pleasure as reading the good old paper book, I opened up a bunch of possibilities for myself.

And thatвЂ™s knowing that a good book with a cup of good coffee is my all-time recipe for cheering up and boosting energy in any situation. Do you get time to read fiction these days? In the last few years, I found myself so absorbed in non-fiction, reading mainly about psychology, neuroscience and business, that I couldnвЂ™t spare any time for fiction.

Best reads 2017 non-fiction