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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
Here is a fabulous collection of stories! From Three Septembers and a January to Thermidor to The Hunt to Orpheus to A Parliament of Rooks to Ramadan, each special glittering jewel, self-contained and only one really deliberately connecting to the broader Sandman story arc.
Another exceptional collection; the short stories really sing in the Sandman comic, the point where we call a self contained issue a short story rather than an issue. It's difficult to call out any one story when they are all so good, but the one with the grandfather telling his granddaughter a story of the old country, and Ramadan, are both simply amazing to read.
More impressive is how none of the tales are extraneous: Yes, the three stories in the Convergence arc are there just to give the reader the sense of time passing and events they are not being shown occurring at the heart of the dreaming (and think for a second how astounding that construct is, and how it can only work in the monthly medium of comics), but every one of them also advances the general themes of the Sandman stories as a whole.
More impressive is how none of the tales are extraneous: Yes, the three stories in the Convergence arc are there just to give the reader the sense of time passing and events they are not being shown occurring at the heart of the dreaming (and think for a second how astounding that construct is, and how it can only work in the monthly medium of comics), but every one of them also advances the general themes of the Sandman stories as a whole.
"Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly."
This 6th volume of the Sandman is a series of 9 short stories. We learn a little more about Dream and his siblings, his son, and his wife. There are definite dynamics at work between the siblings. We read about werewolves, spies, explorers, emporers, biblical characters, and a caliph. The artwork is, as always, a central character of the volume.
Every story was entertaining, beautiful, and enchanting. Delirium of the rainbow hair is oh so crazy goodness. I loved when Orpheus visits Death's modern apartment and has that moment of "what is happening?!" (Delirium and Dream -- still my girls!) We again visit old favourites as well as new players.
I think my favourite story, if I absolutely had to choose, is the grandfather/granddaughter dynamic of The Hunt. It is the most fairy tale-ish of the lot but is also very modern. She really isn't very interested in her grandfather's stories and, being a teenager, she believes the story to be a criticism of her when he was really trying to tell her about her grandmother. I could very much relate to her and remember when my grandfather would tell me his stories. As an adult, I would give anything to go back in time and would listen to my Grampy with all my heart. I can only visit with him now in my dreams.
This 6th volume of the Sandman is a series of 9 short stories. We learn a little more about Dream and his siblings, his son, and his wife. There are definite dynamics at work between the siblings. We read about werewolves, spies, explorers, emporers, biblical characters, and a caliph. The artwork is, as always, a central character of the volume.
Every story was entertaining, beautiful, and enchanting. Delirium of the rainbow hair is oh so crazy goodness. I loved when Orpheus visits Death's modern apartment and has that moment of "what is happening?!" (Delirium and Dream -- still my girls!) We again visit old favourites as well as new players.
I think my favourite story, if I absolutely had to choose, is the grandfather/granddaughter dynamic of The Hunt. It is the most fairy tale-ish of the lot but is also very modern. She really isn't very interested in her grandfather's stories and, being a teenager, she believes the story to be a criticism of her when he was really trying to tell her about her grandmother. I could very much relate to her and remember when my grandfather would tell me his stories. As an adult, I would give anything to go back in time and would listen to my Grampy with all my heart. I can only visit with him now in my dreams.
The least effectual volume so far yet the most accessible for quick reads.
A looser set of short stories than previous volumes, Fables and Reflections is one of my least favorite collections of Sandman. Personally, I prefer the volumes that have a heavier story arc to them. In addition, I thought that the art style of many of these stories is not as strong.
Volume 6 is good, but it certainly wouldn't be the volume I'd select to introduce readers to Gaiman's Sandman.
Volume 6 is good, but it certainly wouldn't be the volume I'd select to introduce readers to Gaiman's Sandman.
I am writing this after having read 6&7. The series just needed some time to get going. It was playing the long game and, in these later volumes, is much the better for it. This particular volume is essentially a collection of short stories in comic form, and I found myself loving it.
Quite enjoyed this one again. Whilst it is a collection of short stories I found it a lot more entertaining than Dream Country. I think having a lot of the world-building done in previous novels made this one feel less cumbersome to read.
I am kinda on the fence about The Sandman to be brutally honest - like I really appreciate the world-building but I do feel like, at this halfway point, it's a little overhyped imo. Some of the plots kind of meander and just don't really GRAB me unfortunately. In doesn't really come close to my favourite graphic novel (Watchmen) and I was kind of hoping it would be in that tier. Ah well.
I am kinda on the fence about The Sandman to be brutally honest - like I really appreciate the world-building but I do feel like, at this halfway point, it's a little overhyped imo. Some of the plots kind of meander and just don't really GRAB me unfortunately. In doesn't really come close to my favourite graphic novel (Watchmen) and I was kind of hoping it would be in that tier. Ah well.
The best so far of the series. Fleshing out the characters, starting to really get into tie-ins.
adventurous
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mysterious
A collection of short stories, some of them loosely connected. Not my favourite of the volumes, but had some interesting backstory for Dream and his family. I did enjoy the Orpheus in the Underworld chapters, and I wonder if they'll come up again in the future.