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donna_fay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Child death, Gore, and Murder
mir_frog73'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
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death and Murder
pacifickat'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: Body horror, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Slavery and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment
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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Murder
Minor: Abandonment
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
akane_readsyt's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
ankiaisreading's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
beth823'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Murder
Minor: Physical abuse
Extra info on the booklorriss's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder