Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

115 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

orizenda's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.0

This was such an interesting read, and it was really fun listening to it read by Gaiman. That felt special to me. I did get kind of bored in the middle, but I find that happening fairly often lately, so it may very well be a me problem. Anyway, the Hempstocks are very interesting and I love a story where it’s left somewhat ambiguous as to whether or not things are being told as they really happened or just how the narrator saw them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity

hirsute's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, and Sexual content

spookfish's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It's always difficult to review horror, as I have to separate my physical feelings of discomfort with what I think objectively about it.
Found myself asking "why?" a lot of the time, without answer from Gaiman. There are parts of this book where it doesn't feel sure of where it is trying to head itself. It makes sense knowing this was supposed to be a short story that was extended into a novel. Not a bad book by all means, just... lacking something for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, and Blood

ivywall's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

I’m confused but happy about it. The ending of the book felt like waking up from a dream. Well written and classic “monster in the house” horror without being gut wrenchingly scary.

My favorite part was when he had to stay in the fairy ring and fight his demons.

Lovely descriptions and use of POV. Reminded me a bit of A Series of Unfortunate Events. I would also like to sit by the duck pond {ocean} and drink a cup of tea. 🐈‍⬛🌊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

autumnanecdotes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

navyblu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, and Violence

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

Couldn't get into it, maybe later. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Child abuse

meanbeanreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Suicide

tostita's review against another edition

I could not deal with the scene where a boy pulls a worm out of his foot with tweezers and narrates it in excruciating detail. No thank you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Suicide