Reviews

The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman

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.

rynetry's review against another edition

5.0

What a great payoff.

bmcaninc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

wheresthebirds's review

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.

zalida's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

midici's review against another edition

4.0

I'm not even sure I can write a review for this book. This ninth volume is the largest, most jam-packed book in the Sandman series. Gaiman gathers the loose threads from his previous volumes and weaves them all together into one last narrative about Morpheus. It has been five years since Morpheus was freed from his imprisonment. He has spent much of his time rebuilding the land of Dream and mending his relationships with other people - with his siblings the Endless, with former lovers, with friends and creations alike. In the previous volume Morpheus finally forgave his son, and killed him. This act has left him open to rage of the Furies, also known as the Kindly ones. They seek vengence for blood-debts, when someone has killed a member of their own family. Using Lyta, an unstable women who believes Morpheus kidnapped and killed her son, the furies set out to destroy Morpheus.

It was best described in the introduction by Frank McConnell:

"...this story is a magnificent parable about the humanization of myth; about how the values of regret, responsibility, and the aweful duties of love outweigh even the power and majesty of the gods we invent and then worship."

youarecool's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

3.5

xxfelixxreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75