Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

8 reviews

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child death, Colonisation, Gore, and Physical abuse

braveprincess11's review against another edition

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

4.0

“You’re always you, and that don’t change. And you’re always changing, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

A middle grade book tackling the topics of death, grief, and growing up, Neil Gaiman has beautifully woven these themes together into a short tale that is both spooky and hopeful, as is characteristic of his middle grade works. 

A great introduction into Gaiman’s books, every chapter felt like it’s own short story featuring the same characters and a thin narrative thread, rather than one 8-chapter book. 

We watch as Nobody Owens is adopted by the ghosts of the graveyard, and grows up before our eyes, learning to stand up for himself, and making some friends along the way. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Gaiman book without spooky characters chasing after young Bod… 

It’s fun, short, sad and uplifting. Will definitely be going back to Gaiman’s books, and I’m excited to try out some of his more adult novels

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder and Grief

xosirenox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

kkalicky94's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Murder, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

davbat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Minor: Stalking, Grief, Police brutality, Sexism, Death of parent, and Gun violence

littlefox1322'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying and Grief

booksandmo's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

birdbrainbooks's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

The last chapter really bumped this to 5 stars for me. What haven’t I already said about Neil Gaiman—he’s just the master. His stories are so uniquely his own, so perfectly balanced between the fantastical and grotesque, and the gut wrenchingly profound. I loved experiencing this on audio, in his own voice. I won’t forget these characters—Bod, Silas, Mr. and Mrs. Owens, the man Jack, the Sleer and all the other graveyard inhabitants—anytime soon.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder