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raenyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book covers some dark topics, so do check the content warnings if you're wary of anything! I wasn't expecting these topics going in, but I do feel they are all well handled, and I'll be thinking about this one for a while I reckon.
The story focuses on a man who is visiting his childhood home as he begins to remember some interesting childhood events that he appears to have completely forgotten. The book is very mysterious, and not a lot is explained, especially the magic. However, I really liked it in this instance as for most of the book we are seeing the events from the mind of a seven year old and so I felt this was very effective as at seven years old I wouldn't have understood what was going on either.
This book is pretty short, but I feel the characters are so well fleshed out, and the story achieves everything it set out to do with the space given. The lead character is very relateable and has a lot of emotional impact as he goes along this journey. It's definitely a page turner, I read it in two sittings. As soon as it got going, I was hooked and couldn't put it down.
I highly recommend this book and will be reading more from Neil Gaiman! 4.5⭐️
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Bullying and Animal death
jolineliest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Death, and Infidelity
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, and Grief
michael_richter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Bullying and Child death
tomoonarmy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail
chronicacademia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death, and Infidelity
Minor: Blood and Bullying
kanderson246's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Bullying and Violence
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Child death, and Bullying
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Body horror, Animal death, Child abuse, and Suicide
reads2cope's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Gore, Bullying, Animal death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Confinement
Moderate: Gore, Grief, Animal death, Bullying, Suicide, Violence, Death, and Excrement
irinalast's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Physical abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship