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4.55 AVERAGE
4.55 AVERAGE
Honestly, 5 star adaptation, absolutely amazing as an audio drama, but it's been 15~ years or so since I last read this series and hoo boy is the misogyny pretty bad. This is very, very 90s in both the best and worst ways, though I do appreciate the update to Desire's pronouns to be "them" as opposed to "it".
Wow! Everyone should listen to this! The production quality is wonderful and the cast is great. You really feel like a movie is happening in your head!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
No
I think I liked it?? I'm not really sure... which says something I guess.
There were parts I liked and then parts that I couldn't follow at all. It was enjoyable enough but it didn't leave me anxious & waiting for the 2nd part (which I probably won't listen to)
But it was well done and I can appreciate the overall story - it's just not my thing.
There were parts I liked and then parts that I couldn't follow at all. It was enjoyable enough but it didn't leave me anxious & waiting for the 2nd part (which I probably won't listen to)
But it was well done and I can appreciate the overall story - it's just not my thing.
What a superb audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comics, with a stunning cast lead by James McAvoy. However, I feel strange counting it as a "book"; audiobooks are definitely books, although when performed by several readers I think it gets more fuzzy. When it becomes a full audio drama with this kind of cast, music and sound effects? I think that crosses the line.
Still, well worth a listen - and if you're an Audible subscriber it's currently free.
Still, well worth a listen - and if you're an Audible subscriber it's currently free.
An audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman. The narrative direction that replaces the art is largely taken right from Gaiman's original scripts (a few were lost).
On the whole, I liked it quite a bit, as someone who quite liked the original. The voice acting is quite good, if not always what I felt would the the *perfect* choice. My only complaint is that Maggs wanted this to feel like an old radio serial, and hence each "episode" has a prologue bit, followed by BIG DRAMATIC MUSIC and a big voice saying THE SANDMAN. Sometimes this works, when the prologue ends on a big dramatic beat, but a lot of them end on soft, sad, quiet beats, and the dramatic intro music very much breaks the mood, especially since the story usually goes right back to soft sad and quiet right after.
On the whole, I liked it quite a bit, as someone who quite liked the original. The voice acting is quite good, if not always what I felt would the the *perfect* choice. My only complaint is that Maggs wanted this to feel like an old radio serial, and hence each "episode" has a prologue bit, followed by BIG DRAMATIC MUSIC and a big voice saying THE SANDMAN. Sometimes this works, when the prologue ends on a big dramatic beat, but a lot of them end on soft, sad, quiet beats, and the dramatic intro music very much breaks the mood, especially since the story usually goes right back to soft sad and quiet right after.
First and foremost - *drools*
The difference in the coloring between the original and these udpated versions is just astounding.
That aside - ya know, I'd kind of forgotten how twisted some of this story is. The other day I was discussing "dark fantasy" with my husband, and asked him if he thought Sandman was a good example of such. Incredulously, with that "like you ever have to ask" kind of look, he just says, "Yes".
And yes it is. This is definitely the original kind of dark fantasy - that which lies in the hinterlands between horror and fantasy.
And I like it. :>
It's also interesting, as it always is, when you reread a story and pick up on all the little bits of foreshadowing and stuff that you missed first time around.
I think, though, that my favorite from this set is 'Dream of a Thousand Cats'.
This is followed by some other "stand-alones" - 'Midsummer's Night Dream' and 'Men of Good Fortune'.
Hopefully I'll be getting the next Volume for my b-day or Xmas. **hint, hint**
The difference in the coloring between the original and these udpated versions is just astounding.
That aside - ya know, I'd kind of forgotten how twisted some of this story is. The other day I was discussing "dark fantasy" with my husband, and asked him if he thought Sandman was a good example of such. Incredulously, with that "like you ever have to ask" kind of look, he just says, "Yes".
And yes it is. This is definitely the original kind of dark fantasy - that which lies in the hinterlands between horror and fantasy.
And I like it. :>
It's also interesting, as it always is, when you reread a story and pick up on all the little bits of foreshadowing and stuff that you missed first time around.
I think, though, that my favorite from this set is 'Dream of a Thousand Cats'.
Little one, I would like to see anyone — prophet, king or God — persuade a thousand cats to do anything at the same time.
This is followed by some other "stand-alones" - 'Midsummer's Night Dream' and 'Men of Good Fortune'.
Hopefully I'll be getting the next Volume for my b-day or Xmas. **hint, hint**
I may have sat at the dining room table reading this over the course of a week, and I may have geeked out multiple times over the prettiness and the cleverness and all the fun. In short, I had a lot of fun reading this volume, and I look forward to kidnapping the next from the library as well.
Wonderful. Simply wonderful. I loved these stories so much, what a rich and imaginative world. I particularly enjoyed The Doll's House (The Sandman #9-16). I must get my paws on volume 2 asap.