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emnime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- 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
Neil Gaiman writes the most unthinkable tales that stick with you forever. I've watched Coraline but the book is so much better, so much scarier... the way things are described, my God! This is not a childrens book. And the drawings are so dark and twisted.
Coraline is such a great character, so strong and empowered. Such a great role model for young girls, I'm just not shore if they will be able to sleep after reading this story.
I declare myself a Neil Gaiman fan, I will hunt and read every single book by him!
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Animal death, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
hobbit_at_heart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Body horror and Confinement
Minor: Animal death and Child death
itsaimee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Kidnapping and Abandonment
Minor: Blood and Animal death
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Kidnapping, Child death, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Violence, Stalking, Body shaming, Death, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Gore, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
itsjoenna's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, and Body horror
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death and Blood
theaceofpages's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
I watched (again only part of) the movie a few years back and the tone of the book is so different. Coraline is a bit of a brat at the start (although understandably so since this is just hw young kids are). She does, however, clearly mean well and I enjoyed seeing her grow into a better person through her experiences (she definitely made some rather mature discoveries). This is definitely creepy as far as children's stories go and I can definitely recommend it to older children and younger teenagers who love horror (and to those young at heart or just enjoy children's and middle grade books of course Or just those who are interested although you may find the writing a bit more simple than what you are used to if you usually read books intended for older audiences)
Oh and Riddell's illustrations were spectacular as always!
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Confinement, Abandonment, Child death, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death
hallie_iv's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Child death, Animal death, Death, Child abuse, and Blood
saurahsaurus's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement and Gaslighting
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death and Child death
bomenvernietiger's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Blood, Abandonment, and Death
Minor: Gore