Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman

4 reviews

eli99's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I love almost all of these short stories so much! Normally in a collection of short stories there are some flops but these were so good. I went in on it a little blind so I wasn't expecting some of them to be a tad sexual. It was a good surprise I'd say. The one I liked the least was the last story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Sexual assault

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Death, Medical trauma, and Murder

linw21's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked the first stories and the last ones. The middle ones I didn’t enjoy as much but I may have to revisit them another time. Not my favourite but still good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, and Body horror

innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This is a disturbing bunch of weird, creepy, dark and sometimes sexy stories. Lots of monsters, of the human and the fantasy kind. The one I liked best was about the hotel cleaner in Hollywood who tended the fish ponds. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Torture, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail