Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

66 reviews

danyels_denouements's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Child death

balibasa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and Gore

mechiavelli's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, Child death, Suicide, Self harm, Torture, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Drug use and Alcoholism

wandering_recorder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Out of all of Gaiman's works, The Sandman has been hailed as one of his most creative endeavors. As an avid fan of Gaiman, and after hearing all the praise for this series, I finally got around to starting it and am so ecstatic that I did. The story telling and art are so captivating as we jump into the story of Morpheus, The Sandman and Lord of Dreams, when he is captured in the 19th century and locked away for decades due to refusing his captures demands. That is till he eventually escapes with two things on his mind; revenge and to reclaim his relics of office that were stolen from him. These trials are as exciting as they are horrifying, and as we see how Morpheus deals with and reacts to various characters we get an idea of who he is, his morals, and what he stands for. What I especially liked about this story is how human Morpheus is in his reactions to his imprisonment and release; going through moments of rage, to purpose, to finally lost in the wake of all the time taken away from him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, Blood, Self harm, and Suicide

kribol1113's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, and Self harm

krispy_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

I don’t even know what to rate this.
The beginning was ok and the last comic was ok. But what the actual fuck was John Dee and the diner scene. The funeral home confession was completely unnecessary and gross. 
Off to watch the Netflix adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Medical content

Oozing from facial features & exploding heads. A trip to hell.

madscientistcat's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Rape

penguinface's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Ableism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Rape

cibani'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

geekywoman14's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Murder, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Incest, Blood, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse