Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Graveyard Book CD by Neil Gaiman

4 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was unexpected. I went into it knowing nothing, apart from that it was written by Neil Gaiman, only assuming that a significant in some way. My only concrete expectation was that it would enjoy it, as I have almost all of Neil Gaiman's other books. That expectation was definitely met, and I will be re-reading this in the future. I am a little surprised that this is considered a children's book, it handles some very difficult topics, opening with a description of a man murdering two parents and a child. Thankfully, the murders themselves aren't described, just the moments after the final one. That said, it was an incredibly enjoyable book, following the childhood of a boy growing up in a graveyard with an adoptive family who are all either dead, or on the border between (I took that to mean a vampire). Ironically, I found the ghosts to be more fleshed out than the living characters of various other books by different authors, truly a testament to Gaiman's writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Genocide, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Confinement, Child death, Colonisation, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Bullying, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

mreequalsmc2's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I want a whole series about my guy Silas

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Child abuse

davbat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Minor: Stalking, Grief, Police brutality, Sexism, Death of parent, and Gun violence

shreeyanair's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse