Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

158 reviews

lightthebeam's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Just alright. I was confused with the plot but if you take it as a fairytale not meant to make sense it’s more enjoyable. The characters are sweet but not loveable. They learn in either know it all or whiny territory and I don’t feel as though they were really bonding ever. My favorite characters were the cats mentioned. It’s a lovely concept and I like it in theory, so if I think of it as a dream instead of a story it’s nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Domestic abuse

jolineliest's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Confinement, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, and Grief

michael_richter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Bullying and Child death

noms01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death and Body horror

s_mivsek's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity and Animal death

akirma's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Death, Torture, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Car accident

liamray's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is such a lovely story in a relatively sort book. It was difficult it put it down during the time I read it. The reflections of an older man on his childhood put the reader in a position to remember their own: the way they once felt small and insignificant but yet brave and loving. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

sarahgordon327's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

Gaiman captures the magic of childhood so well and is really able to transport the reader back into the brain of a 7-year-old while reading this book. Fun, whimsical, and reflective read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Infidelity

puolituinen's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Animal death, and Child abuse

babblefishgirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

Strange, very ethereal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent