Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

29 reviews

mayhem9683's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Murder, Gore, Mental illness, Addiction, and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism, Torture, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Self harm

shea_proulx's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, Violence, Murder, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Lesbophobia, Blood, Gore, Confinement, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Car accident, Sexual content, and Self harm

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Body horror, Addiction, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Alcohol, Sexual content, Gore, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, War, Terminal illness, Incest, Hate crime, Excrement, Drug abuse, Car accident, Violence, Blood, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexism, Death, and Cursing

atalea's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Rape, Death, Suicide, Confinement, and Sexual content

courtwj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, Self harm, Death, Excrement, and Physical abuse

sunsorbit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Minor: Confinement and Suicide

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Body horror, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

wandering_recorder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Out of all of Gaiman's works, The Sandman has been hailed as one of his most creative endeavors. As an avid fan of Gaiman, and after hearing all the praise for this series, I finally got around to starting it and am so ecstatic that I did. The story telling and art are so captivating as we jump into the story of Morpheus, The Sandman and Lord of Dreams, when he is captured in the 19th century and locked away for decades due to refusing his captures demands. That is till he eventually escapes with two things on his mind; revenge and to reclaim his relics of office that were stolen from him. These trials are as exciting as they are horrifying, and as we see how Morpheus deals with and reacts to various characters we get an idea of who he is, his morals, and what he stands for. What I especially liked about this story is how human Morpheus is in his reactions to his imprisonment and release; going through moments of rage, to purpose, to finally lost in the wake of all the time taken away from him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, Blood, Self harm, and Suicide