Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

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

29 reviews

garfieldtruther's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

This may be my favorite comic now. After Good Omens I thought Neil Gaiman's writing may not be for me, but I think I just wanted to see a faster-paced story from him. I recommend this for everyone, but skip 24 Hours if you can't stomach edgy 90's psycho horror. And skip the intro, it has spoilers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Death, Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Murder, Hate crime, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Homophobia, Car accident, Torture, and Child death

Minor: Rape

24 Hours is the one with most of the content warnings, but it is possible to skip.

It details a horrific episode of psychological torture and a worldwide epidemic of madness committed by Doctor Dee. All you need to know is he did unforgivable things with the crystal.

gemstonejasper's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-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? No

3.75

This was a fun read. I've heard a lot of great things about it, so I decided to try it. I enjoyed it. It took a chapter or two before I got into it. It wasn't something I could binge-read. But I read a chapter or so per day and enjoyed myself. I plan on continuing to the next volume.

"No. They aren't. People think dreams aren't real because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams ARE real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes..."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape

paigereitz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

My first foray into an "adult" graphic novel! Graphic novels aren't my preferred format - I like words and I struggle with pictures being the base of the story over written narrative - but I wanted to read these after enjoying the Netflix show last year. It is a bit of a stretch for me, as I also don't read horror much and certainly was disturbed by some scenes, but on the whole, I enjoyed this read and I plan to continue in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Violence

montybonty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

Minor: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, War, Child death, and Terminal illness

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

yumaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Violence, Confinement, Self harm, Grief, Torture, Pregnancy, Rape, Gun violence, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

purplesaturday's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Confinement

bea_evans's review

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