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kassafrass's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
sterlingreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood
shawnali's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
4.0
Neil Gaiman is one of my favourite authors of all time, so I may be bias...
I thought this was a charming read! As an adult woman, this book wasn't "written for me" per se, but that didn't eat away at my enjoyment of it at all. I thought it was cute, and still told a compelling story.
Gaiman has a way with magic that just makes it an inherent reality in the stories he weaves, like it's been there all along, even in the real world. I really appreciate that about his works, and this was no exception.
I thought this was a charming read! As an adult woman, this book wasn't "written for me" per se, but that didn't eat away at my enjoyment of it at all. I thought it was cute, and still told a compelling story.
Gaiman has a way with magic that just makes it an inherent reality in the stories he weaves, like it's been there all along, even in the real world. I really appreciate that about his works, and this was no exception.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder
fyre_flies's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
xvicesx's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
jjyork's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
sarasreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-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? No
4.0
This was a very sweet story. Found families always gets me. I enjoyed the slow build, where we follow Bod as he grows up and get to know so many of the graveyard inhabitants. And how all the little details we learned through the book came together at the end for an exciting conclusion. And the last page got me all misty.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
megb64's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
letopotato's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
What else can I do but give any Neil Gaiman novel I read full points?
I read this book with the idea of it being a children's book. It is, in the way that the main character is a child.
Let's say it this way: If I had read this when I was ten years old, it would have scared me (I mean, the story begins with a family being murdered), but in the kind of way that this would have become my favourite book of all time.
This is a novel for weird kids and weird adults and I loved evers single word I've read.
I love Silas and Ms. Lupescu.
I read this book with the idea of it being a children's book. It is, in the way that the main character is a child.
Let's say it this way: If I had read this when I was ten years old, it would have scared me (I mean, the story begins with a family being murdered), but in the kind of way that this would have become my favourite book of all time.
This is a novel for weird kids and weird adults and I loved evers single word I've read.
I love Silas and Ms. Lupescu.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Child death, Genocide, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
galexy_brain's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail