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The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

6 reviews

gale_bruckner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I've loved the comics for a long time, and this audio adaptation more than did them justice.  I'm excited to listen to the rest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Rape, Death, Stalking, Child abuse, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Child death

noranorasolosolo's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is so amazingly done. The sound design, the voice actors, the music, the narration – I’ve read all of the comics over and over and I cannot say enough good things about this adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Mental illness

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization

fishrgreat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, and Violence

nolimalumsedheroa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. I rarely am able to stay focused enough to listen to an audio book. The Sandman, with its sound effects and full cast (kind of a modern radio play) managed to not only retain my attention, but also for the first time in years I listened to something at an almost normal speed. I want to know anything and everything about how the mind of Mr. Gaiman works. His story was absolutely enthralling 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Medical content, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Infidelity, and Grief

elthechameleon's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

This was a beautiful audio drama. James McAvoy's voice is perfect for Morpheus. Like some other reviewers, a lot of this content was far too graphic for me - especially as Dirk Maggs outdid himself in his soundscapes. I was far too uncomfortable throughout many episodes. Kat Dennings as Death was a *delightful* surprise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Rape, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

frostbitsky's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was part of the Included catalogue on Audible for a limited time and I decided why not listen to it as part as of my October/Halloween read. 

Side note: for days I had the song "Mr. Sandman" stuck in my head.

The production value is really good. I liked the sound effects (it helped visualizing scenes that's originally a graphic novel) and I liked the intro song. 

I loved James McAvoy's voice. He's an excellent narrator. Though I did not picture Morpheus as the image on the cover but as James McAvoy. 

I didn't realize the beginning would have a slight MacGuffin Plot. Even so, it was entertaining. 

Some things I liked:

- Michael Sheen as Lucifer. I pictured him as Aro in the Twilight Saga.
- Episode 10: "Men of Good Fortune". 
- The Vortex / Rose Walker 

I hated:
- "24 Hours" - way too sick and disturbing. I fast forwarded that story.
- "Collectors" - I didn't see the point of this one.

If Part 2 is ever available in the Included catalogue then I'll listen to that.

3.5 our of 5 Dreams.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Suicide