Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

86 reviews

booktechnerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

3.5

I watched the movie before reading the book. It was good, but I wanted the doll with the button eyes and Wybie!! It wasn't as good without him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Death

Minor: Animal death and Blood

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death

piperclover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

I completely understand why this terrified me as a child and it's definitely still spooky. Especially the last 50% or so gets way darker than I feel like most middle grade does.  It is exactly the kind of horror I want in October because it's not too scary but it is still spooky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Confinement

lydia_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

quinn_07's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death

Minor: Animal death

emnime'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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I absolutely, 100%, loved this book. From now on it's going to be my go-to book for Halloween. This is the perfect loveable-but-spooky story.

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! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Animal death, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

hobbit_at_heart's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Confinement

Minor: Animal death and Child death

jaiari12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

comfort in a spooky way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder and Child death

Minor: Abandonment