Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

59 reviews

breamfish1138's review

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

I had to re-read this after the Netflix movie came out (which is also ⚡️METAL⚡️ as hell), and it still holds up. Art is kinetic and fluid, the story is somehow simultaneously goofy and emotive and poignant and the characterisation is on point. Sure, the pacing can be odd, but such are webcomics. ND Stevenson, well done dude you cooked with this one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Torture, Abandonment, Animal death, Confinement, Violence, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Cursing

torismazarine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Ableism, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, and Murder

vixenreader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-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

4.25

Nuanced and uncompromising in its portrayal of trauma after discrimination, it still serves as a cute and heartfelt fantasy adventure with lovely character building and a mature narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Ableism, War, and Torture

Minor: Gore, Genocide, Grief, and Cursing

Be aware that there is non-consensual experimentation, unhealthy coping mechanisms for rage, and the guilt over disabling a loved one.

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I’m so grateful that this graphic novel exists so that the movie can exist. The movie is executed better. It was more cohesive, felt more emotional and had higher stakes.

But the characters are still here, still true to themselves and I love them so much <3

-Anti hero
-Disability and mlm rep
-reluctant father figure/found family
-villain vs good guy
-literal chaos goblin

If you love Nimona’s energy, I recommend the book Little Thieves by Margaret Owen.
If you like Nimona and Ballister’s dynamic, watch The Last of Us. 

Book 1 for the
#TransRightsReadathon2024

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality and Pandemic/Epidemic

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Classism, Abandonment, Ableism, Grief, Cursing, Vomit, Gore, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jackie_marion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment and Confinement

jes312's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely adored the characters; was worried about the plot getting a bit predictable, but my fears were assuaged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood and Violence

mirandyli's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

The film is my favorite film of all time, and this was a great graphic novel. It's sadder and more anarchist than the film. A fantastic quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Blood, Police brutality, Body horror, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

hmetwade's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, and Confinement