Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

7 reviews

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Grief

nicolinebl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

I don't know what to say other than I adore Neil Gaiman and his writing, and this was yet another fantastic novel by him. The beautiful illustrations from Elise Hurst made it even better, and are very fitting to the story. An element of spookiness, but not too spooky.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity and Gaslighting

hattijay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.25

Very triggering to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

royalty's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

vaguely_pink's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

aheartofsunflower's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Blood

ellensmith's review

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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? No

3.75

I loved this book. It was so sweet. The authors language got flowery at times but very good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail