Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

37 reviews

byrdies's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

I would consider myself a fan of Neil Gaiman's writing, and Neverwhere has a lot of the charm and soul to it. The protagonist is Richard Mayhew, a boring Londoner in an unsatisfying relationship working a comfortable job that doesn't challenge him. Richard's life is interrupted quite abruptly when Door, a filthy and very injured teenage girl, appears in front of him and asks for help. When Richard accepts, he finds himself on a whirlwind adventure in London Below, an alternate invisible London populated by those who have slipped through the cracks of every day life. It's a place where the worst and the best of humanity are brought within reach through a pliable relationship with reality, and that made it easy to immerse myself in the story. Most of the ensemble cast felt two dimensional to me, but that doesn't mean the characters were boring nor that they didn't successfully fill the narrative role Neil Gaiman cast them in. I find myself revisiting this book when I need something adventurous with a strong emotional through line that I can read in 1-2 sittings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Vomit

leonormsousa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Slavery, and Stalking

megselyane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, and Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

narkohund's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

aplpaca's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Ableism and Racism

alice_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

johndomc's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent

ggmariereads'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content