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rafacolog'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, and Body horror
epeolatrist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, and Child death
Moderate: Abandonment and Kidnapping
riverofhorton's review against another edition
- 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
I found it to be just the right level of horror to be a casual read, which I find I'm most likely to return to in the future. A good portion of the horror content of the horror was of the slightly-to-the-left-of-normal kind, rather than being overt and graphic.
This book offers depth to the world and story, rather than a shower of blood and guts found in some other horror book I've read. Sometimes I think this kind of horror takes more work, and this is even more true when it's a children's book and the author (presumably) knows adults will also read it and so also need to be thrilled. To me, this shows the mastery of the art of writing that Neil Gaiman repeatedly demonstrates.
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Slavery, Abandonment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Stalking
matildag00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Body horror, and Confinement
Moderate: Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Death
Minor: Blood and Animal death
bookb1itch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
booknerderika's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Child death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Death
Minor: Animal death and Blood
lydia_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping
quinn_07'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Child death
Moderate: Kidnapping and Death
Minor: Animal death
emnime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- 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
Neil Gaiman writes the most unthinkable tales that stick with you forever. I've watched Coraline but the book is so much better, so much scarier... the way things are described, my God! This is not a childrens book. And the drawings are so dark and twisted.
Coraline is such a great character, so strong and empowered. Such a great role model for young girls, I'm just not shore if they will be able to sleep after reading this story.
I declare myself a Neil Gaiman fan, I will hunt and read every single book by him!
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Animal death, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse