Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

53 reviews

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

2022: I didn’t enjoy this as much upon rereading, but it is overall still an enjoyable, episodic, deathy read.

2015: Chapter five almost made me cry; it was so beautiful. This was so imaginative. Bod is such an interesting character, what with his lack of fear and his ghostly ways. I was a bit mad with the ending  when Bod cannot live in the graveyard anymore once he hits puberty because magic can no longer exist once you hit puberty, apparently. But all in all this was a very, very good book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

Absolutely love this book, in case it wasn't obvious by the fact that I've read it 3 times now, ha ha! The characters are fantastic + I loved the spooky yet cozy vibes of the graveyard setting. It's quite lighthearted, but also manages to touch on some really heavy themes. Would absolutely recommend, especially to read around spooky season!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child death

a_d_a_m_h's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• 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: Violence, Death, and Blood

Minor: Child death and Confinement