Reviews tagging 'Death'

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

51 reviews

itsjoenna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, and Body horror

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death and Blood

hallie_iv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

Neil Gaiman does fast paced adventure really well, and this book sets such a spooky mood. The themes of bugs and rats and things that invade your home make for a legitimately scary story. Dave McKeans terrifying illustrations help too. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Animal death, Death, Child abuse, and Blood

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death and Child death

bomenvernietiger's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Blood, Abandonment, and Death

Minor: Gore

ankiaisreading'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture

naiu_cs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror and Death

beth823's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.75

Awesome book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Physical abuse

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lorriss's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Child death, Blood, and Death

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death, Death, Violence, and Kidnapping

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Animal cruelty