Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

30 reviews

bohboh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

Perfect

This was a trip I didn't see coming. The art is gorgeous, the story compelling, and the setting wonderful. I am hooked.

Gaiman's concoction of a humble and brooding Lord of Dreams as the protagonist is writen so intelligently. The characters he comes across are interesting, and all this with the narrative pacing set just right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Rape

cleansky7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Death, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Blood

iane_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Classism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Ableism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

birthisacurse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Self harm

bea_evans's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I am probably not the target audience here. As originally a comic series, it’s episodic, with a story developing in a longer arc. This is the first 8 comics in the series in one book. I don’t really like the art, but it’s evocative, dark and gross. The level of detail is impressive, however, and I probably missed a few things.

The story, of the accidental imprisonment of Dream, his eventual escape, and his quest to get back his tools, makes me wonder what the rest of the series is about. “The sound of her wings” is perfect, to me, because I thought, “okay what now,” and Morpheus was at the same place.

The other episodes are occasionally very violent and sometimes sexual. Definitely not for younger viewers, as they say. I’m sure the genre affected the storytelling. The inclusion of other DC characters was odd, to me. And, since I’m not a comic reader, I wasn’t always sure who was who. The myth and classical allusions are more my speed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Self harm, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Rape, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Lesbophobia, Blood, Gore, Confinement, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Car accident, Sexual content, and Self harm

bernardblack's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

morpheus is very caleb coded, i love my friend sm, thank u caleb for showing me this. the art style makes my brain go brrrrrr

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexual content, Self harm, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Car accident, and Mental illness

nos_seren's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Lesbophobia

Use of slurs

laurajeangrace's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Body horror, Addiction, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Alcohol, Sexual content, Gore, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, War, Terminal illness, Incest, Hate crime, Excrement, Drug abuse, Car accident, Violence, Blood, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexism, Death, and Cursing