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The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

10 reviews

clara_groeni's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Murder, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Mental illness, and Alcohol

hazzardfreak02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

The voice acting is great! The range of actors makes it seem like a real play. There are a few triggering things in the book but it's not overdone. There are a few scenes that were harder to get invested in, but more often than not they pulled me in and I wanted to hear more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abandonment, Homophobia, and Rape

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

green_girl00's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Violence

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

ele08's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

kiwiknitter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

reading_in_the_stars's review against another edition

DNF at 3 hours 

The story was interesting and the cast did a great job. It started to get a bit too creepy for me though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, and Gore