Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

17 reviews

triforcefusion's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

3.5

I found that Neil Gaiman is a fantastic narrator. He gave such a good characterization to Thor in the way he spoke. The stories varied wildly from snappy, and fun to long and dull. There is also a barrier to entry if you are unfamiliar with Norse words. Sometimes there were so many Norse names that I couldn't remember who was who. 

I feel like Neil did a good job presenting these myths, but the quality of stories definitely fluctuated. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Confinement, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Gore, and Murder

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense

• 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: Violence, War, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Animal death, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Slavery, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Suicide

erin_curry's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Sexual content, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Gore, Murder, and War

nickiholmes's review

adventurous dark fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Torture

lukerik's review against another edition

informative mysterious fast-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

3.0

I haven’t actually read Gaiman’s source material. For all I know what he’s produced is an absolute travesty. That being said this is a very enjoyable book. Written in such a way it can be enjoyed by adults or older children. There might not be enough violence to keep very young children entertained. 

Interesting to see how often I was reminded of Lewis and Tolkien. There are also repeated and eye-opening similarities to Middle Eastern mythology. The source material was written down late enough for there to be influence via Christianity. I don’t know if there’s a real influence there or if we have something archetypally mythic going on. I choose to believe the latter. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

_whisky_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Gore, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Grief, and Sexual content