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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A re-read. I really don't remember reading this at all.
The Death story felt familiar. Probably it was in the Death Book so I'd read it recently.
Actually I liked the Desire story quite a bit on this read.
As for the Dream story, Desire was awful in this one as Desire usually is.
Despair. sigh. Nearly unreadable.
I kind of liked the Delerium story on this re-read. Not positive on the timeline of this story and its follow up from Destruction.
4 of 5
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And then just a little bit more of the Endless all with different artists.
Death didn't really feel like Didi. But it was a good story nonetheless. And good enough art.
Desire didn't make a lot of sense, and only gave a flavor of who Desire is. But the story itself was pretty good.
Dream. Oh Morpheus. Actually this one worked pretty well. Even the inclusion of Oa and the origin of the Green Lantern corps was worked in without getting in the way. And the Endless were particularly good in this one.
Despair was awful. Yes I get that was the point, but even so.
Delirium started awful, and then it turned around. And then it made sense and was kind of important to continuity kind of.
And Destruction was a nice bonus.
Destiny was pointless but pretty.
So a little bit of everything and definitely good enough.
4 of 5
The Death story felt familiar. Probably it was in the Death Book so I'd read it recently.
Actually I liked the Desire story quite a bit on this read.
As for the Dream story, Desire was awful in this one as Desire usually is.
Despair. sigh. Nearly unreadable.
I kind of liked the Delerium story on this re-read. Not positive on the timeline of this story and its follow up from Destruction.
4 of 5
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And then just a little bit more of the Endless all with different artists.
Death didn't really feel like Didi. But it was a good story nonetheless. And good enough art.
Desire didn't make a lot of sense, and only gave a flavor of who Desire is. But the story itself was pretty good.
Dream. Oh Morpheus. Actually this one worked pretty well. Even the inclusion of Oa and the origin of the Green Lantern corps was worked in without getting in the way. And the Endless were particularly good in this one.
Despair was awful. Yes I get that was the point, but even so.
Delirium started awful, and then it turned around. And then it made sense and was kind of important to continuity kind of.
And Destruction was a nice bonus.
Destiny was pointless but pretty.
So a little bit of everything and definitely good enough.
4 of 5
This a collection of short stories where each Endless is the focus of the story. They are not in chronological order but we are given two stories that take place after the death of Morpheus. My favorites were the stories for Delirium, Destruction, and Destiny. Each story gives us a further look into who and what each Endless is, along with their duties.
The first story, “Death and Venice”, is for Death. It is split between following a melancholic man and an island that Death can’t reach due to a magician’s powers. There was an interesting contrast between the man and the people on the island. The people on the island are carefree, and hedonistic. They are not thinking of Death or the end of things at all, but instead focus on the present since they are trapped in time from Death. Meanwhile, story the man is reminiscing on the past and the time he saw Death, which started a lifelong obsession with her (I think the obsession also influenced his decision to become a soldier).
“What I’ve Tasted of Desire” is the second story in this volume. The main character, Kara, is under Desire’s influence. She has come to desire her neighbor and ends up bargaining with Desire. From this encounter, she gains knowledge on how to get his attention and affections. Later in the story, Kara uses her knowledge of Desire to triumph over invading soldiers. I thought the art was a perfect fit for this story. All of the characters are drawn with the modern “ideal” of attractiveness and are oversexualized (lots of nudity) creating a tie back to Desire’s character.
Dream’s story is next. “The Heart of a Star” goes into the origin of Morpheus and Desire’s rivalry and discontent with one another while set in a meeting between the Endless and astrological entities. The suns were different colors that do not really match the real life cycle of stars (there is a green star). I enjoyed the art in this story as the colors were vibrant and appealing.
The story “Fifteen Portraits of Despair” is made up of short vignettes over the different facets of Despair. I thought this story was very compelling with the way it really got into the feeling of despair along with characterizing the Endless herself. The art is sharp, and at times abstract. The way it was styled conveyed the atmosphere of this story really well.
“Going Inside” was one of my favorite stories. The art is colorful and displayed a mishmash of different styles fitting perfectly for a story about Delirium. The setting takes place after the events in The Sandman and we see Matthew, Barnabas, and Dream again. The story itself focuses on a group of mentally unstable people with Dream, Matthew, and Barnabas coming together to save Delirium from herself.
Destruction’s story was titled “On the Peninsula”. This story takes place after his earlier one, “Going Inside”. It follows a group of archaeologists who find a peninsula they think is from the future. One archeologist begins having post-apocalyptic dreams, which means that she is one that falls under Destruction’s influence. She works on uncovering artifacts from the “future” and speaks with Destruction and Delirium (without knowledge of what they really are). It also seems that Destruction is talking to his family again, or at least to Delirium, and may have resumed his duties as well.
The last story, “Endless Nights”, is a very short wander with Destiny through his realm. It takes place during The Kindly Ones, which the statues of the Endless prove. The art was beautiful in this story and I still love Destiny’s realm, especially the diverging paths.
The first story, “Death and Venice”, is for Death. It is split between following a melancholic man and an island that Death can’t reach due to a magician’s powers. There was an interesting contrast between the man and the people on the island. The people on the island are carefree, and hedonistic. They are not thinking of Death or the end of things at all, but instead focus on the present since they are trapped in time from Death. Meanwhile, story the man is reminiscing on the past and the time he saw Death, which started a lifelong obsession with her (I think the obsession also influenced his decision to become a soldier).
“What I’ve Tasted of Desire” is the second story in this volume. The main character, Kara, is under Desire’s influence. She has come to desire her neighbor and ends up bargaining with Desire. From this encounter, she gains knowledge on how to get his attention and affections. Later in the story, Kara uses her knowledge of Desire to triumph over invading soldiers. I thought the art was a perfect fit for this story. All of the characters are drawn with the modern “ideal” of attractiveness and are oversexualized (lots of nudity) creating a tie back to Desire’s character.
Dream’s story is next. “The Heart of a Star” goes into the origin of Morpheus and Desire’s rivalry and discontent with one another while set in a meeting between the Endless and astrological entities. The suns were different colors that do not really match the real life cycle of stars (there is a green star). I enjoyed the art in this story as the colors were vibrant and appealing.
The story “Fifteen Portraits of Despair” is made up of short vignettes over the different facets of Despair. I thought this story was very compelling with the way it really got into the feeling of despair along with characterizing the Endless herself. The art is sharp, and at times abstract. The way it was styled conveyed the atmosphere of this story really well.
“Going Inside” was one of my favorite stories. The art is colorful and displayed a mishmash of different styles fitting perfectly for a story about Delirium. The setting takes place after the events in The Sandman and we see Matthew, Barnabas, and Dream again. The story itself focuses on a group of mentally unstable people with Dream, Matthew, and Barnabas coming together to save Delirium from herself.
Destruction’s story was titled “On the Peninsula”. This story takes place after his earlier one, “Going Inside”. It follows a group of archaeologists who find a peninsula they think is from the future. One archeologist begins having post-apocalyptic dreams, which means that she is one that falls under Destruction’s influence. She works on uncovering artifacts from the “future” and speaks with Destruction and Delirium (without knowledge of what they really are). It also seems that Destruction is talking to his family again, or at least to Delirium, and may have resumed his duties as well.
The last story, “Endless Nights”, is a very short wander with Destiny through his realm. It takes place during The Kindly Ones, which the statues of the Endless prove. The art was beautiful in this story and I still love Destiny’s realm, especially the diverging paths.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my all time favorite series. I love Dream's story in this and its art.
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes