Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke

19 reviews

juliethpinedac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, and War

luumii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Blood

deathmetalpainter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

One of my favorite movies. This is a great adaptation which retains the fairy tale format. I enjoyed the in between tales that further develop the story beyond what the film could do. Of course, wonderful illustrations. This story is very visually driven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

naiu_cs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

While I really enjoyed this book, because it was indeed a very exciting anf yet easy read, I do not think that it is actually suited for the targeted age group.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Alcohol

ts_anne13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

lish_e's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

 I wanted to read some fantasy, so I picked up this book. At first, I had a hard time getting into it, for some reason. But the second half of the book got better. 
It did a good job at combining the fantasy elements and the war that was going on around Ofelia. The illustrations were also really beautiful.
Overall, it was a solid read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, and War

delvie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

Disclaimer: haven't seen the film. 

It's basically Spanish Spirited Away or Narnia. If you like stories like Fran Bow, The Cruel Prince, and macabre fairytales, this will be right up your alley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual violence

jadeinksandreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

3.75

Pans Labyrinth takes us on a journey not that dissimilar to the decent of the maze itself. Ofelia and her mother are taken to live in an old mill with Ofelia’s new step father, a war Captain with a penchant for violence. The mill is located in a mysterious forest which seems to beckon the young heroine as soon as she sets foot outside. Armed with a love of fairytales and adventure, Ofelia soon discovers a secret, and is charged with tasks by the faun of the labyrinth. A perilous and gripping tale. I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t seen the movie first. But to my delight I found reading this macabre story far exceeded my expectations. All familiarity with the works of Del Torro are sure to be found in the book but married with the excellent writing skills of Funke (Inkheart…). This book pieces together the interconnecting fables which guide young Ofelia through her tasks and the history and tragedy tied to everything around her. It is beautifully sad and a most definite recommend to anyone who enjoys the dark and whimsical works Guillermo Del Torro produces. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and War

c430's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

A lovely and creepy fairy tale that was such an adventure to read! I really adored how the story was broken up between what was happening and the more legend/fairy tale events of the past. There are so many details that weave together so beautifully that at the end I wanted to reread it again, just to see the small hints and foreshadowing. I rented it from the library but I already know that this is a book I'm going to have to buy so I can mark all of the lines and pages that spoke to me (and there were a lot!)
Adored this book and I cannot wait to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Murder