Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

20 reviews

gale_bruckner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I've loved the comics for a long time, and this audio adaptation more than did them justice.  I'm excited to listen to the rest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Rape, Death, Stalking, Child abuse, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Child death

booknerd_therapist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Audio book only - a dramatized version of the first 20 comics of The Sandman.

STELLAR cast and incredible storytelling.

Trigger warnings for: rape, child abuse, murder, pretty much any and all violence, substances

I am past the point in my life where I write long reviews (if I write reviews at all) but this is totally worth your time if you are a Neil Gaiman fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Violence, Rape, and Drug use

hazzardfreak02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

The voice acting is great! The range of actors makes it seem like a real play. There are a few triggering things in the book but it's not overdone. There are a few scenes that were harder to get invested in, but more often than not they pulled me in and I wanted to hear more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abandonment, Homophobia, and Rape

salie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Grief

sharp_d's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Physical abuse

namushynie'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Had a blast as I felt like I was listening to a movie, and having watched the Netflix series I was able to follow along well. Brilliant story!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content and Child abuse

fishrgreat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, and Violence

ma_parx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Gore

josieruby1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Body horror

Minor: Homophobia, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

nolimalumsedheroa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. I rarely am able to stay focused enough to listen to an audio book. The Sandman, with its sound effects and full cast (kind of a modern radio play) managed to not only retain my attention, but also for the first time in years I listened to something at an almost normal speed. I want to know anything and everything about how the mind of Mr. Gaiman works. His story was absolutely enthralling 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Medical content, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Infidelity, and Grief