Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

26 reviews

sleeppyyhead's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Gaslighting

hullomoon's review

fast-paced

3.5

I think it's just been a while since I've read one of Gaiman's works, but it did take me longer to get into this story. It has similar vibes to Coraline and I think it would be better suited as an autumn read, instead of me reading it during the summer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Infidelity

le_mur's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death and Body horror

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

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Gaslighting

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

shelbybowers20's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, and Infidelity

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

brookey8888's review

adventurous 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

3.0

I’m not going to lie when I bought this book I thought it was a different book. Then when I realized it wasn’t that book I recognized the author so I was like I’ll just read it. That being said I didn’t know this was like magical realism and I don’t really like magical realism. It honestly just confuses me. So I was confused reading this like I understand everything that happened but I don’t know just me and this type of story and the way it was written doesn’t really vibe with me. I did like the women in this and it was interesting but it’s just not gonna be a favorite and I’m sad because a lot of people like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Gaslighting

nickel_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

le_mur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

An instant new favorite. Not sure where the tears kept coming from during the last chapter and epilogue; every time they passed, I'd notice them suddenly leaking again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death and Body horror

actualophelia's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

As recommended by squash. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying and Vomit