Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

4 reviews

tarareadsalot's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

laffi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

This is by far the best book I have ever read.
And even if it wasn't, there was a

black kitten called Ocean

that would still make me love this book.
I have no words to describe how much this resonated with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, and Excrement

trippalli's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

A dark and reflective story of childhood with fairyland and the tricks of memory, gaps where grief and tragedy have ebbed in like the fairy ocean and hidden memories and reality is.. What part ? From a birthday party with no friends to a renter's suicide to monsters and the battles of children's fantasy and reality worlds.. And what is real.

A beautiful story with some children standing up for each other and battling the evils of the world. The tides; ebb and flow of tragedies and life as we grow up, live and the power of friendships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

jkmcne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Suicide

Minor: Addiction