Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

104 reviews

wannabeedreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

This book was absolutely heart-wrenching and the entire time reading I  kept thinking “he’s just a baby” (7 but still). The relationships he has with Lettie, her family, and Ocean is just beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Confinement and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death

katosta8815's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

I need to try this book again with a different mindset. It was beautifully written, but I wasn’t prepared for the genre. I thought I was getting a “Bridge to Terabithia”-esque story, and I guess it was, plus horror and a lot of “what the heck did I just read?” I enjoyed the book so much more once I realized it was more of a juvenile horror/goth story, and I switched to the audiobook. Overall, the writing was beautiful and the ending was sweet, and I would love to read it again. Next time I’ll be better prepared. I think I would have fallen in love with this book if I knew what I was getting myself into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, Animal death, and Blood

akapaldo's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death

tabookish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Child death, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Grief

krinaverse's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Animal death

naes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Infidelity

emreads0's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

I feel bad almost for the rating because the concept is great, love the accuracy of trauma as a discussion not a shock value, and where it was going. HOWEVER, the 60% mark is really where it started to lose me I think. By the end, I just wanted it to conclude...  cool and magical realism, but felt like it dragged ironically for a short story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity and Animal death

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, and Animal death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood and Bullying

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content