Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

174 reviews

reads2cope's review against another edition

1.0

Loved the concepts explored, but the story itself and the characters fell flat. There were some beautiful lines, and the horror scene near the beginning really made me gag, but most the book left me feeling meh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

alucaflos's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicide

gelbu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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

4.75

A confidently strange, fantastical, and nostalgic story about a man who revisits his hometown during a funeral and recalls the events that occurred there 40 years ago. The majority of the book is spent reliving this childhood memory (where the events read more like a fairytale, with strange twists and turns seen through the uniquely whimsical and accepting eyes of a child ).  However, towards the end of the book

we come back around to the narrator in the present day, where it is revealed just how much of this childhood magic has faded to time, how much of his perspective on the world has shifted.

 
All in all, I love this book for its masterful balance of fairytale whimsy, and thoughtful meditation on memories and growing up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Suicide

readabookortwo's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

I hated this sm I'm sorry 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Suicide

hullomoon's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

I think it's just been a while since I've read one of Gaiman's works, but it did take me longer to get into this story. It has similar vibes to Coraline and I think it would be better suited as an autumn read, instead of me reading it during the summer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Infidelity

lynnd's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

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

3.0

would’ve loved to see more cats

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, and Grief

doomluz'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was a beautiful, dark, sad, and creepy story about childhood trauma. I love how Gaiman writes fantasy, childhood, and horror. I almost liked this more than Coraline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide

xta_07's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

How I feel about this book can best be summed up by a quote from the prologue:
“I make art, sometimes I make true art, and sometimes it fills the empty places in my life.”
This little novel was truly a work of art, silly, scary, and beautiful all at the same time. This has to be the most charming book I’ve ever read that’s been categorized as a “horror novel”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content