Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

42 reviews

franzys_whip's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Blood

warlockdorian's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

coffeedog14's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

A nice story short enough for me to read while waiting for a flight, and during said flight, minus a few pages. Neil Gaiman going back to his roots of inscrutable cosmic forces seen through the eyes of small but noble humans. It didn't wow me like alot of his other stuff did, but I enjoyed the vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Grief

irinalast's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

Feelings of wonder and dread; uneasy but charming read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

sofiematthe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Nobody actually looks like what they really are on the inside.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide

agda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

this book has a rare quality to it. it is a enjoyable reading, an easy read story. in the sense that it is not pretentious about the way it portraits the moral. at the sime time, I get that feel that if I read this book every five years of my life I will always give a different meaning to what is being said and most likely enjoy every time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder

batcaves's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

cleansky7's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Suicide

vaguely_pink'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

kaylahamby's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content