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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In light of recent allegations I am retracting my review of this book. Gaiman's work has had a profound impact on my life, but I do not feel comfortable uplifting the work of a living author who demonstrates such problematic behavior towards the women in his life (and arguably his child too). I will leave any previous review listed below for the sake of my own reading journey.
dark
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-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:
Complicated
I can see why these short tales of each Endless aren't included in the main series - they aren't essential - but some of them, at least, make for rich reading. My favourite story is the first one, Death's, about her patiently waiting to foil a party living in a time loop and attempting to have the best day, every day. By contrast, this book ends on a weak note for me; Destiny's vignette feels like a petering out.
I'll mention one more story - Delirium's. Honestly, since a lot of it takes place from the perspectives of crazy people, this is a confusing tale. But the artwork! Holy moly. The artist, Bill Sienkiewicz, has really outdone himself. Bare lines contrasted with dripping, saturated colours; nonsensical juxtapositions; dynamism and atmosphere. Whew. Gorgeous, hallucinatory work.
I'll mention one more story - Delirium's. Honestly, since a lot of it takes place from the perspectives of crazy people, this is a confusing tale. But the artwork! Holy moly. The artist, Bill Sienkiewicz, has really outdone himself. Bare lines contrasted with dripping, saturated colours; nonsensical juxtapositions; dynamism and atmosphere. Whew. Gorgeous, hallucinatory work.
So I read all but maybe the last 10 pages because I couldn't get through it. I gave it two stars because the illustration was good and some of the story lines were interesting.
Out of all the series thus far, I really didn't think this one was nearly as good as the others.
I found myself skimming some parts and not being interested in others. This volume shared a similar quality to its predecessor, The Wake, it seemed to be redunant at times in terms of the writing themes and structures. I didn't find it as well crafted as other issues or volumes.
This one just didn't work as well for me. I appreciated the one-shot glimpses of each member of the Endless family, but it wasn't really Gaiman's best work, in my opinion.
I found myself skimming some parts and not being interested in others. This volume shared a similar quality to its predecessor, The Wake, it seemed to be redunant at times in terms of the writing themes and structures. I didn't find it as well crafted as other issues or volumes.
This one just didn't work as well for me. I appreciated the one-shot glimpses of each member of the Endless family, but it wasn't really Gaiman's best work, in my opinion.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Blood
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A