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renwrites13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think one of my favourite books, so heart-warming, yet emotional. Dark, but light. It's a truly well-rounded story, that lets you feel so many things at once. The characters are soo loveable and you get quite attached.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child death, Colonisation, Gore, and Physical abuse
breamfish1138's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is a quietly haunting, beautifully elegaic ode to life and death. Tim Burton wishes he had this good a grasp of the Gothic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Violence
busyowling's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
A lovely book offering loving insight to the meaning of death while reveling in a mythology that is brilliantly crafted.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Death of parent
While this book is targeted towards children, there are some points of death in the beginning that, while not gruesomely described, do initiate the storykassafrass's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Death
sterlingreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood
shawnali's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
4.5
Neil Gaiman is one of my favourite authors of all time, so I may be bias...
I thought this was a charming read! As an adult woman, this book wasn't "written for me" per se, but that didn't eat away at my enjoyment of it at all. I thought it was cute, and still told a compelling story.
Gaiman has a way with magic that just makes it an inherent reality in the stories he weaves, like it's been there all along, even in the real world. I really appreciate that about his works, and this was no exception.
I thought this was a charming read! As an adult woman, this book wasn't "written for me" per se, but that didn't eat away at my enjoyment of it at all. I thought it was cute, and still told a compelling story.
Gaiman has a way with magic that just makes it an inherent reality in the stories he weaves, like it's been there all along, even in the real world. I really appreciate that about his works, and this was no exception.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder
fyre_flies's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
cutevamp's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Loved it as a kid AND adult!! :) Can read at different ages and enjoy even more again :)
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Violence
ahopper7's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
sarasreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
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
4.0
This was a very sweet story. Found families always gets me. I enjoyed the slow build, where we follow Bod as he grows up and get to know so many of the graveyard inhabitants. And how all the little details we learned through the book came together at the end for an exciting conclusion. And the last page got me all misty.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Murder, Child death, and Bullying