Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman

7 reviews

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Gore, Death, Cursing, Child abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Incest, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Grief, and Confinement

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, and Torture

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Violence, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Blood, Medical content, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Car accident, Alcohol, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

katiewhocanread's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Child abuse, Torture, and Body horror

annamorgan27's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Death, Bullying, and Body horror

steveatwaywords's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

I was one-and-the-same time awed by Gaiman's ambition and also disappointed in the results. Obviously the story will evolve or continue in future volumes, but the gathering of the world's gods to bargain for the rights to Hell felt rather sketched and formulaic. The real decision

was this time taken from Dream completely; nothing in the end relied upon him at all

, and that's more than disappointing--it's kind of a narrative cheat. Maybe he just needs more space than the medium allows; maybe it's not in him (and I'm including American Gods, the Asanti brothers, and others here). Either way, the size of the tale demands a commensurate effort in character and theme. And somehow, the story of the little kid at the school was the most compelling and memorable....

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Transphobia