Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

104 reviews

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Body horror

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

torismazarine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, Infidelity, and Child abuse

jolineliest's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

preciousnoodle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Infidelity

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

grclnntt's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity

liz_rath's review against another edition

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

Well when I started reading I was pretty sure this book would make me cry. It did.
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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Body horror

Minor: Infidelity

s_mivsek's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity and Animal death

liamray's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is such a lovely story in a relatively sort book. It was difficult it put it down during the time I read it. The reflections of an older man on his childhood put the reader in a position to remember their own: the way they once felt small and insignificant but yet brave and loving. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

sarahgordon327's review

adventurous mysterious 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

Gaiman captures the magic of childhood so well and is really able to transport the reader back into the brain of a 7-year-old while reading this book. Fun, whimsical, and reflective read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Infidelity

clarkiebarkie's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

Minor: Infidelity and Grief