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a_d_a_m_h's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Child death and Confinement
olivialandryxo's review
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This was one of my favorite books in elementary school, but after rereading, I cannot for the life of me figure out why. For such a short book, and a kids’ one at that, it was unbelievably slow and dense. The chapters were long and they dragged a LOT. And while the concept of a boy raised in a graveyard, by ghosts, is interesting, I honestly don’t think Gaiman did it very well. He tried to add too many extra elements that he didn’t explain well, if at all. I also don’t understand what exactly the Jacks were trying to do. And if I, a semi-intelligent twenty year old person, can’t figure it out, how is a literal child, the intended audience of this book, supposed to??
This is the first book on my “Liv rereads all the books she used to love” list, and I’m really, really hoping this doesn’t set the tone for the rest of them. 💀💀
This is the first book on my “Liv rereads all the books she used to love” list, and I’m really, really hoping this doesn’t set the tone for the rest of them. 💀💀
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
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