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funky_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying and Murder
ozreus's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Bullying
jasperdotpdf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
this was neat!!
i really enjoyed the premise, and the cast of characters was honestly delightful.
some parts of the characterisation of the main character bod didn't work for me all the time, and the way the middle of the book was structured into a few separate adventures made for a less fluid reading experience than i had hoped.
while you can definitely tell that this was written for children, i still had fun reading it.
i really enjoyed the premise, and the cast of characters was honestly delightful.
some parts of the characterisation of the main character bod didn't work for me all the time, and the way the middle of the book was structured into a few separate adventures made for a less fluid reading experience than i had hoped.
while you can definitely tell that this was written for children, i still had fun reading it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
emilija_l's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
littlefox1322's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Grief
miss_granger07's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
optimisms's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This book is lovely. It's dark but witty, heavy but charming. The prose of this story is so beautiful, never unnecessarily flowery or complex but you can tell that each word was chosen with care. The structure of the book is almost an anthology of short stories, but all with the same chronology, setting, and main characters. Without spoiling anything, I'll say that the ending does a great job of tying in most of the previous stories in surprising and entertaining ways. The only things I would change are I wish we had more information about Silas and what he is. I've seen a lot of people say he is clearly a vampire and maybe I'm just oblivious but that was not at all obvious to me and the Danse Macabre. Every other chapter somehow tied into the ending, but nothing from Danse Macabre ever came back or had any impact on the ending . Other than that, it was pretty much perfect. I would highly recommend anyone who's interested in this book to check out the audiobook, read by the author himself. Gaiman gives a fantastic performance, bringing the story to life in a truly remarkable fashion. It's difficult to decide whether he's a better author or voice actor.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
lindseyrenee's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is such a whimsical middle grade that connected every single character in that graveyard directly to my heart. It’s been so long since I’ve teared up from a book but the ending got me. Nobody Owens officially has a permanent place with me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
epsyphus's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
This is a reread for me, I still cried. I find his writing very lyrical.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Murder