Reviews tagging 'Child death'

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

96 reviews

raelinton's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed the book though it was meandering and not a lot happens until the last quarter. The world is interesting enough that you don't really mind. (Worth noting that NG did say in the introduction that he wanted to write a novel that was meandering and weird, which he did.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

eddiesourboy's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Neil Gaimen has really great prose and dialogue, but my god does he use those abilities for evil sometimes. Fascinating book. Incredibly long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Pedophilia

miayukino's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Helped me get over some big book fear. I love Shadow so much, which is saying something because I never tend to feel so strongly about protagonists. This book comforted me as I chugged through it, slowly, probably over a year. But it was worth it, and l imagine I’ll be reading it again when the time is right. It was wonderful to finish this book in time for spring. 

2024 update: this was my favorite book. i’m so disgusted and sad. believe survivors

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and War

scytheria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-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

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Murder

cstein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

A couple too many driving scenes and stays in decrepit hotels/houses bogged down the narrative in the middle. However, overall I found it to be a provocative and authentic-feeling exploration of American culture, rounded out by a slow burn small-town mystery and anchored by a fantastical romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Murder

caitiebarton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

gracklewarp's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Racial slurs, Slavery, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

szote's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

fayeferre's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail