'Ocean's Kingdom' is a fairy story with no subtext, no resonance - it's not about anything except its water-logged plot.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.
In the case of 'Ocean at the End of the Lane,' it's a book about helplessness. It's a book about family, it's a book about being 7 in a world of people who are bigger than you, and more dangerous, and stepping into territory that you don't entirely understand.
The ocean is 90% unexplored. It's a great canvas to paint Aquaman stories across, just like Green Lantern has space. It's more organic, which makes it different and interesting. It's alien, but it's terrestrial.
The ocean is a mighty harmonist.
The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence.
Beauty of expression is so akin to the voice of the sea.
No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way.
What I like about fairy tales is that they highlight the emotions within a story. The situations aren't real, with falling stars and pirates. But what you do relate to is the emotions that the characters feel.
I think the novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers. The novel receives streams of science, philosophy, poetry and contains all of these; it's not simply telling a story.