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waqas's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse
pho_ar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
But I guess with this review, I will attempt to explain myself.
The best way I can describe this book is cozy, dark, fantasy that borders on thriller, perhaps some horror elements. I found this intriguing and perhaps why I like this book. It was like you were terrified, but you were with friends and had a comfy blanket for protection(because nothing can get you if you are under a protective blanket).
The whole story feels like this dream that plays on what is reality and what isn't, and it's told through the lense of someone remembering their childhood, which makes this very interesting and in some ways easier, like less worrisome, considering what happens because you know the main character is fine.
I guess what got me was the Hempstocks. The fact that there were literal monsters outside, but they kept the main character safe. They always did, even if it meant they got hurt. And that was beautiful and gut-wrenching, I guess, in the way that it ends, but they continue to be his safe place.
So this was oddly comforting in a way that stirred tears. Maybe it just felt nice to be protected from the dark.
Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse
torismazarine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, Infidelity, and Child abuse
jolineliest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Death, and Infidelity
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, and Grief
starbits140's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse
grclnntt's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Minor: Infidelity
liz_rath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It's an absolutely beautiful book both the prose and Elise Hurst's illustrations. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes Neil Gaiman's writing even just a little bit.
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Animal death and Body horror
Minor: Infidelity
michael_richter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Bullying and Child death
jessers13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Child abuse
sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence