Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

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

11 reviews

scrambie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

The way I would describe this text is ‘dark whimsical’. I genuinely had no clue where the plot was going,
 And couldn’t anticipate all the twists and turns. 

It feels that the author had a plethora ideas that he expertly braided together under the theme of ‘dreams’ and ‘Morpheus’. 

Through dreams and revelation, this text touches on what it is to be present, human, and the challenges we face outside the dreaming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

art_anthology's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While reading I was like yasss this is so fun and engaging.

When i finished i was so confused at what i had read. Means it's a good comic. No sugarcoating, no easing you in and lots if small details and easter eggs to find.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

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

soumil_da_vinci's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Lesbophobia

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

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

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

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

courtwj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Murder

geekywoman14's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

drasticpear's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Homophobia, and Self harm