Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Sandman: Act I by Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs

17 reviews

e11en's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

_riversong_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ariel_is_a_dreamer's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The audiobook is a masterpiece, with extremely talented voice actors. I had more fun with this than reading the comics even.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Rape

Moderate: Body horror

gale_bruckner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

I've loved the comics for a long time, and this audio adaptation more than did them justice.  I'm excited to listen to the rest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Child death

crsyldy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

miratass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The narration was amazing. That is about all I enjoyed. I understand it can be difficult to translate a graphic novel into an audiobook, but i found the netflix show adaptation much more entertaining. Some of the subplots were very boring and there was a lot of abuse conveyed on women that I felt was over the top and added for no apparent reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, and Sexual content

noranorasolosolo's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is so amazingly done. The sound design, the voice actors, the music, the narration – I’ve read all of the comics over and over and I cannot say enough good things about this adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Medical content

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

fishrgreat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

josieruby1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

nolimalumsedheroa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. I rarely am able to stay focused enough to listen to an audio book. The Sandman, with its sound effects and full cast (kind of a modern radio play) managed to not only retain my attention, but also for the first time in years I listened to something at an almost normal speed. I want to know anything and everything about how the mind of Mr. Gaiman works. His story was absolutely enthralling 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment