Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

33 reviews

disauci's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Violence

Minor: Child death

gilexia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

I saw the movie as a young teenager and it really disturbed me. So now I had to read the book! Now that I know what it's about it wasn't as disturbing as the movie, but it had a creepy atmosphere that I really liked. The story in general is really cool and the ending was cute. The last sentence was brilliant. I was really impressed. The only problem for me was Coraline. While I could tell the author took inspiration from Alice - which is not a bad thing, not at all - Coraline was too plain. She wasn't really anything special. Yes, she had crazy moments, but she wasn't really crazy. There was also a lack of emotion. It feels like she did things because she had to and not really because she wanted to. I either want more emotion for Coraline or I want her to be more crazy.  But all in all, I liked the story and I really enjoyed reading this novella.

I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted? Just like that, and it didn't mean anything. What then?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Violence

jude333's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

   Quite the nostalgic read for me. It was fast paced and gripping. Pretty dark for a "children's book", but a great read regardless of age. All the allusions and metaphors are fantastic and really help paint the scenes. A classic for sure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Violence

littlewishling's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

Honestly not as scary as I was expecting but still pretty good. I almost wish had a more open-ended ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

hanjssick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Violence

buzzinfly's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

donna_fay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The parallels with manipulations and narcissism are chilling, yet the wonder of brave Coralline are inspiring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Gore, and Murder

icephoenix44's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

felt kinda bad to give this lower rating than the movie, but i do felt like the animation of the film significantly improves my overall experience. the book is still good, with the creepy imagery still present, but it just didnt feel the same without the animation...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and Violence

nyctaea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kira20's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence