Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

36 reviews

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Ableism and Child death

beth823's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Awesome book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse

Extra info on the book

caitlin033's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death and Kidnapping

Minor: Blood

axeles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

read this ages ago but was reminded of how good it was through a reddit post. not for the faint of heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

pitchperfectamy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Might be scary for young children, but presumably not too bad for a horror book.

mackenzienoelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved to see how the movie and the book live together. Such a rich and fascinating tale

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

jja_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Woahh finally got around to reading this. Of course I’m very familiar with the film, but I really enjoyed experiencing this story again in its original form. Really chilling and a staple in children’s literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

angrybred's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Confinement