Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Das Puppenhaus by Neil Gaiman

8 reviews

katilh's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pedophilia, and Rape

courtwj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Murder

jenny_d's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

archaicgambit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I forgot how scary this series is! Can’t believe I read it as a teen. Had to skip over the serial killer convention. So many CW please take care of yourself. 

That said I think the interwoven text of the sandman series is really strong in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Slavery

squidd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Same strengths as the previous volume, but it was a bit confusing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

magneto's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Blood, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Gore, Transphobia, and Death of parent

debookgeek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, Death of parent, and Pregnancy