Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

22 reviews

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

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

3.0

would’ve loved to see more cats

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Animal death, Bullying, Suicide, Violence, Death, and Excrement

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: Grief, Animal cruelty, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content

abrdoodle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Infidelity

Minor: Death and Grief

rjackson25's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Grief, Confinement, and Suicide

coffeedog14's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

A nice story short enough for me to read while waiting for a flight, and during said flight, minus a few pages. Neil Gaiman going back to his roots of inscrutable cosmic forces seen through the eyes of small but noble humans. It didn't wow me like alot of his other stuff did, but I enjoyed the vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Grief

irinalast's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

Feelings of wonder and dread; uneasy but charming read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

mooshake's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

whos the best audiobook narrator and why is it neil gaiman

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, and Confinement

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

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: Suicide, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

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

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

happylilfaerie's review

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

I can't really give this a star rating as I don't think I am the intended audience.

The writing itself is beautiful, the setting is magical and the story is captivating. However it drained me of hope and made me quite upset. I look to books to escape and play pretend somewhere more hopeful and happy, this book is not for that, at least not in the way I interpreted it. 

Don't get me wrong it's a very good book, but it's for an older audience who enjoy darker themes and more somber tones. If you are going through a tough spot mentally this might not be the right read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Grief