Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

88 reviews

erin_362's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

4.5

Read this after watching the movie and there are a lot of differences but they are both amazing in their own ways and this was just fantastic I loved it so much :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Blood

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

purplesaturday's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyable read, got through it really quickly. My only complaint is I was surprised when it ended- I’d been hoping for more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement and Violence

Minor: Police brutality and Abandonment

finchthearcher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

fernnoweh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I read this after watching the movie and wow! Two very different stories with the same characters. (Makes me wonder about the web comic…) This doesn’t take itself too seriously but still has serious moments. Very goofy and very enjoyable!! The concept itself is so very interesting. Mixing the classic fantasy figures of knights and monsters with science and technology. I wish that dichotomy had been explored a bit more. It would have been very fun to see how else they mix!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Confinement and Murder

billyjepma's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this. I knew I’d like it, but I didn’t know I’d love it as much as I did. Stevenson has created something that’s darkly insightful while also being a quirky, self-aware, and sometimes cute adventure. The artwork is excellent and is a wonderful example of how personality is the single most important thing a comic’s visuals can have. Character designs are flawless—satirically aware of their tropes, yet zany enough to feel distinct—and the visual gags, character expressions, and general texture of the book are a constant delight. There could’ve been 1,000 pages here, and I still think I’d want more at the end. 

That said, I confess to being slightly let down by the ending, specifically its suddenness and the way it sidesteps some of the repercussions the climax undoubtedly leaves in its wake. I love ambiguity, but for a story that’s so smart with its subversions and commentary, leaving so much of the ending untold felt a touch out-of-character for the book. But that’s ultimately a minor bump in what was otherwise a gleeful adventure with a huge heart and far sharper, toothier thematic work than I expected—in the plot, anyway, as I did find myself wanting a little more from Ambrosius. 

It’s still a total winner, though, and I can see myself revisiting it often whenever I need a properly zany, funny, and strikingly poignant fantasy romp. If there were any justice in the world, they would teach this in schools.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zombiezami's review against another edition

4.0

My only note is that Stevenson should not have included skin-walkers, since Native folks have been pretty adamant that they don't want non-Natives using that lore.

Otherwise, I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Vomit, and Abandonment

Minor: Cultural appropriation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

angelsfw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail