Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

28 reviews

actualophelia's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Bullying and Vomit

aheartofsunflower's review against another edition

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, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content

sj_54's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I was unsure how I felt about this book the whole way through, and I'm still not sure. But that is how every Neil Gaiman book has made me feel and I keep reading them so?

It gave me strong Wrinkle in Time vibes - where there are Mystical Adults who know about The Universe and some poor normal kid gets swept up in it and has to figure it out alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Confinement, and Body horror

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.5

3.5 ⭐s. This was good! My first from Neil Gaiman, and while I like his writing well enough, this didn't blow me away. The premise was solid, very folktale-esque, and I loved the twist at the end. Will definitely be picking up more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

caroline_mclaughlin's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Maybe would’ve rated it a little higher if not for the worm scene

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Infidelity

bekah445's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Torture

nxclx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I thought it was really good, and enjoyed the story telling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

The sexual content isn't explicit, but it's vaguely covered from the eyes of a child. Also I'm not sure if medical content should be tagged here? If other people did, listen to them. I don't think it's bad, but in this context I'm not sure if that applies, just wanted to mention it.