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ec_newman's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't like it as much as the former ones but still pretty inventive.
rynetry's review against another edition
4.0
Series is really kicking in to gear now. I hope it keeps to the level of volumes 4 and 5
bmcaninc's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
5.0
wheresthebirds's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
4.0
terezaxx's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
reallyandromeda's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
maikie35's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
aceinit's review against another edition
2.0
Every time I read this volume, I hope *this time* will be the time I like it. And every time, I walk away from it wishing these six issues had been devoted to something else.
I never cared for Barbie during the Doll's House storyline. I don't care for her here. All of the events of A Game of You center around her and yet, at the end, I can't help but wonder what the point of it all was. She's no Rose Walker or Lyta Hall. Her intrusion into the Dreaming does not leave it altered in ways that will affect events to come (though Thessaly's does). She just *is.*
And that's never been enough for me.
The supporting human cast (Foxglove, Hazel and wanda) feel like space fillers, and the "group of eccentric characters sharing a boarding house" thing has already been done once, and better, with Doll's House. The framework feels completely rehashed, and every time I read this one, it's with a sense of "Been there, done that." It's a shame, too, because the other volumes of The Sandman are so dynamic.
I wish I liked this volume more. But I don't. And I don't think I ever will.
I never cared for Barbie during the Doll's House storyline. I don't care for her here. All of the events of A Game of You center around her and yet, at the end, I can't help but wonder what the point of it all was. She's no Rose Walker or Lyta Hall. Her intrusion into the Dreaming does not leave it altered in ways that will affect events to come (though Thessaly's does). She just *is.*
And that's never been enough for me.
The supporting human cast (Foxglove, Hazel and wanda) feel like space fillers, and the "group of eccentric characters sharing a boarding house" thing has already been done once, and better, with Doll's House. The framework feels completely rehashed, and every time I read this one, it's with a sense of "Been there, done that." It's a shame, too, because the other volumes of The Sandman are so dynamic.
I wish I liked this volume more. But I don't. And I don't think I ever will.
beatanorina's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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