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timinbc's review against another edition
3.0
Perhaps it's not enough to have read some of the Sandman series. As a wrap-up, this maybe expects me to have read them all, and recently. It expects me to know all the characters, and recognize them from a drawing style that is, well, less reader-friendly than some. That matters more than it might in another story, because the point of view jumps around quite a bit.
You wouldn't be reading a Sandman 9 if you had a problem with gore and violence and horror, and some of it is rooted directly in the underlying mythology - but gosh, there's a lot of rending and eyeballs and guts and gore. Just so you know.
The ending may have been inevitable, but it didn't really work for me.. Which isn't necessarily a criticism. I never expected him to pull out his gleaming sword, hold it up, shout "I Have The Power!" and go hack Skeletor to death again.
You wouldn't be reading a Sandman 9 if you had a problem with gore and violence and horror, and some of it is rooted directly in the underlying mythology - but gosh, there's a lot of rending and eyeballs and guts and gore. Just so you know.
The ending may have been inevitable, but it didn't really work for me.
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Dream becomes such a Gloomy Gus that I was glad to see him leave the stage.kirstymccullochreid's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kknoblauch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
5.0
calebmatthews's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the modern art style and illustrations in this book. Getting to see the characters all come together and finally tie in was cool. What gets it a four is on the publisher. The fact that the introduction to this book spoils the book for the reader is a travesty! How dare they! After all this build up and then to walk in knowing that Morpheus is going to die and that Daniel is going to take his place. I deserved to get to see that happen and that was taken away from me.
bmcaninc's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.0
wheresthebirds's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
ashleyschreiber17's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kcrouth's review against another edition
3.0
Nice to continue the Sandman journey. This one had some interesting parts and some scattered parts.