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halaagmod's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
the_reading_wren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
nicholasbobbitt1997'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Excrement
riverofhorton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Taken in isolation, it is as well written and mildly comical as Gaiman's other works, but within the context of it being a retelling of the Norse myths, it just missed the mark on so many points for me.
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Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
peachani's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Genocide, Suicide, and War
kaaaaaaaa's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
valpuri's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Pregnancy
elderwoodreads's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
brittni_in_ink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, and War
triforcefusion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel like Neil did a good job presenting these myths, but the quality of stories definitely fluctuated.
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting