Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs

30 reviews

madibacon's review

5.0

Read for B&N 2023 Reading Challenge, prompt: a graphic novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

littlelili1320's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

5 stars for the audio, 4 stars for the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

extinctpanda's review

Completely unnecessary and over the top sexual violence with NO plot relevance whatsoever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Gun violence

Minor: Incest

in the 40% I read there was necrophilia, people fucking until they died and their bodies being explained like that. Someone talking about dreaming about raping their mother. Plenty of other grossness and violence. And finally the point at which I gave up: a woman "removing her maidenhead" by injuring her vagina with a rock

fishrgreat's review

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

josieruby1's review

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

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

nnannanna's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Rape

elthechameleon's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

This was a beautiful audio drama. James McAvoy's voice is perfect for Morpheus. Like some other reviewers, a lot of this content was far too graphic for me - especially as Dirk Maggs outdid himself in his soundscapes. I was far too uncomfortable throughout many episodes. Kat Dennings as Death was a *delightful* surprise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Rape, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

dododenise's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

julierl's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed this! I always felt the Sandman stories were a bit inaccessible to me as someone who doesn't enjoy reading comics - where even would I start? - but I really enjoy Neil Gaiman's writing and his take on the supernatural. I was so happy to get an audio version, with fantastic actors! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Death

necrophilia