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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This one was more personal. I’m not a big fan of “collections” so this one had me bored and meh. Still continuing
This is probably my favorite volume of Sandman so far. I just loved all of the references to historical, mythological, and religious characters.
Composed of a collection of mini tales all centered around historic folklore and mythology, I actually liked this volume more than his previous attempt at a stand-alone volume,“Dream Country.” Gaiman seems to do his best writing with short fables and “Fables & Reflections” is no exception.
None of them blew me away but they were gentle magical stories that beg to be returned to. I enjoyed seeing the family together ;)
There are some really beautiful lines in this one that did blow me away.
There are some really beautiful lines in this one that did blow me away.
Sandman Volume 6: Fables and Reflections ⏳️by Neil Gaiman
⚠️TW: nudity, swearing, suicide, blood, gore, death, child sexual abuse, prejudice, cannibalism
I really liked this. The quirkyness of the perculiar images and introductions to people such as Dream, Death and Desire. I spotted a few glimpses of where Netflix got certain ideas from in this volume and saw a few names in the contents I recognised too.
Each story tells a different tale but is connected in some form by Morpheus, King of Dreams.
I noticed how Gaiman refers to history a lot both in the series and in the oddly long but useful introduction given at the start of the graphic novel.
Dream is depicted as dracula-esque here; in the series he reminds me of the guy from the children's TV series Raven if anyone remembers that (slight irony there too - if you know, you know).
The story I enjoyed the most was Orpheus and Eurydice (a nod to a Greek myth) going into the underworld to find his love.
⚠️TW: nudity, swearing, suicide, blood, gore, death, child sexual abuse, prejudice, cannibalism
I really liked this. The quirkyness of the perculiar images and introductions to people such as Dream, Death and Desire. I spotted a few glimpses of where Netflix got certain ideas from in this volume and saw a few names in the contents I recognised too.
Each story tells a different tale but is connected in some form by Morpheus, King of Dreams.
I noticed how Gaiman refers to history a lot both in the series and in the oddly long but useful introduction given at the start of the graphic novel.
Dream is depicted as dracula-esque here; in the series he reminds me of the guy from the children's TV series Raven if anyone remembers that (slight irony there too - if you know, you know).
The story I enjoyed the most was Orpheus and Eurydice (a nod to a Greek myth) going into the underworld to find his love.
I think I like The Sandman series best when it's a series of vignettes, as opposed to one continuous story. Here, the variety of stories give me a better perception of Dream/Morpheus, and I appreciate the many facets of his character. I really liked the story of Orpheus. I feel that Gaiman looks at mythology and retells it in such a way that it feels new and fresh. The story of Ramadan is JUST fantastic. I might even teach that piece in my class this fall...