Scan barcode
tabookish's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Animal death
toadmato's review
- 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
Moderate: Animal death and Child abuse
riverofhorton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It tackles a few quite mature themes through the wonder of a child's perspective, which is something I don't think I've seen before. It takes place pretty much in our world but with a bit of magic thrown in, some being things that are still magic to us as children, giving the impression that there is magic to be found in the real world, if you look through that child-like lens.
I did also appreciate some of the little call backs to things that previously seemed unimportant.
I also liked that it ends in such a way as to facilitate re-reading.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Suicide, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Violence, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Animal death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Physical abuse
emreads0's review
- 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
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Child abuse
Moderate: Infidelity and Animal death
chronicacademia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, and Animal death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, and Infidelity
Minor: Blood and Bullying
squirrel66's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Ich fand die Story und den Erzählfluss super. Die Wahrnehmung aus Kindersicht hat sich sehr echt angefühlt. Die mit der realen Welt verwobene Magie hat mir gefallen, auch wenn sie nur beobachtet und nicht wirklich weiter erklärt wurde. Allerdings wäre es damit eine deutlich umfangreichere Geschichte, für mich hat es schon für diesen Einblick in die Rückblende gepasst. Und es passt auch zu dem Fakt, dass diese Geschichte ursprünglich eine Kurzgeschichte werden sollte.
Das Buch bleibt mir definitiv im Kopf und hat mich neugierig auf mehr Geschichten von Gaiman gemacht.
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Animal death
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
A bit slow
Then i thought maybe it was a children's book
But children won't understand what was going on
Coz till half of the book i didn't
.
Good imagination no doubt
But I think the world should have developed more
It felt half baked 🙈
.
I feel bad to say such a thing for such a famous and brilliant author
But this book no
Please
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Child abuse
antarcticophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Infidelity, Death, and Animal death
Minor: Body horror, Blood, and Confinement
scruffie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal death