Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

83 reviews

mayszn's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror and Blood

zakura317's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Abandonment, Death, Child death, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

I love the vibe of this book.  The horror setting and plot were done really well.  While it’s not as creepy as the film it definitely lives up to its hype.  This is one of the few books where the movie is a good representation of the book.

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Content Warnings

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

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Gaslighting, Stalking, Violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Child abuse

lct's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Confinement and Child death

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

sleeppyyhead's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Gaslighting, and Confinement

filmnoirz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

quick, easy read that would’ve scared the crap outta me as a kid. both the novel and movie live up to the hype, but in different ways.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Violence

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

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