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4.55 AVERAGE
4.55 AVERAGE
Same review as on audible
I believe the story is meant to be like a dream sequence. You have the main story of Dream regaining all his powers and control of his domain after being trapped by Dr. Destiny. Then you have all these side plots that sort of interact with the main story and then you have side stories that are set throughout history, but are one chapter and have nothing to do with the main story.
The side stories are the weakest point and they were a slog to get through. There's several of them: One about cats wanting to take over the world, one about william shakespeare, one about some depressed women who was blessed by a sun god, one about Dream's ex-lover, one about a person dream gave immortality too and one about some dude who enslaves a women as his muse.
30% of the whole book is dedicated to these one chapter events that seem like filler, as they don't connect to anything, it's so jarring.
I believe the story is meant to be like a dream sequence. You have the main story of Dream regaining all his powers and control of his domain after being trapped by Dr. Destiny. Then you have all these side plots that sort of interact with the main story and then you have side stories that are set throughout history, but are one chapter and have nothing to do with the main story.
The side stories are the weakest point and they were a slog to get through. There's several of them: One about cats wanting to take over the world, one about william shakespeare, one about some depressed women who was blessed by a sun god, one about Dream's ex-lover, one about a person dream gave immortality too and one about some dude who enslaves a women as his muse.
30% of the whole book is dedicated to these one chapter events that seem like filler, as they don't connect to anything, it's so jarring.
What a magical masterpiece! This is the best audiobook experience I’ve ever had. This artwork is impeccable, the narrators, the masterful music, sound effects, they felt like watching a movie not just listening to an audio.
It was like listening to a movie. I felt like I was missing that aspect the whole time because of it.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anyone who knows my taste in books knows I adore the Sandman series, so of course I *had* to listen to this. The Audible audiobook is long overdue -- audiobooks give people with vision problems or no eyesight the chance to enjoy a graphic novel, but man oh man was this worth the wait!
(Folks new to the series probably will like this if they like Gaiman-y things, but it is a very different experience than reading the graphic novels. So, if you have those faculties, I encourage you to invest in both and see for yourself.)
It is a VERY, VERY literal adaptation, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. This audiobook covers the first three volumes of Sandman, and these were written in the 1980s. They took place in the 1980s/1990s.
-- One good thing was the updating of Desire's pronouns to "they" instead of "he/she" or "it". THANK GOD THIS WAS MODERNIZED.
-- Obviously a lot of things have changed since the 80s, and some may find the handling of sexual assault/domestic abuse indelicate or even triggering. Granted, the first three volumes are the most horrific of the series, so there's a lot of grotesque violence all around.
-- The queer representation is mixed, and some issues people have with the original are not amended here.
Casting: great acting overall. Several big names, many of them from the UK, the vast majority white. I was hoping for a more diverse cast, in three dimensions: nationality, race, and sexuality/gender identity. While I'm not surprised much of the cast is from the UK because Gaiman, I was a tad disappointed. A lot of the characters in the 1980s or time-ambiguous sections could have been cast differently along any of these three dimensions, so I was hoping for more there. For example, at the serial killer convention, there is some mixing-it-up, but it didn't totally sit right with me that the place where we get more diversity in casting is for...serial killers. At the very least we have all Black characters getting played by Black actors, and women by women. Unclear if all the queer characters are played by actual queer people.
If you love audiobooks and podcasts, give it a shot! It certainly is more of an audio drama than an audio book. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next installment.
(Folks new to the series probably will like this if they like Gaiman-y things, but it is a very different experience than reading the graphic novels. So, if you have those faculties, I encourage you to invest in both and see for yourself.)
It is a VERY, VERY literal adaptation, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. This audiobook covers the first three volumes of Sandman, and these were written in the 1980s. They took place in the 1980s/1990s.
-- One good thing was the updating of Desire's pronouns to "they" instead of "he/she" or "it". THANK GOD THIS WAS MODERNIZED.
-- Obviously a lot of things have changed since the 80s, and some may find the handling of sexual assault/domestic abuse indelicate or even triggering. Granted, the first three volumes are the most horrific of the series, so there's a lot of grotesque violence all around.
-- The queer representation is mixed, and some issues people have with the original are not amended here.
Casting: great acting overall. Several big names, many of them from the UK, the vast majority white. I was hoping for a more diverse cast, in three dimensions: nationality, race, and sexuality/gender identity. While I'm not surprised much of the cast is from the UK because Gaiman, I was a tad disappointed. A lot of the characters in the 1980s or time-ambiguous sections could have been cast differently along any of these three dimensions, so I was hoping for more there. For example, at the serial killer convention, there is some mixing-it-up, but it didn't totally sit right with me that the place where we get more diversity in casting is for...serial killers. At the very least we have all Black characters getting played by Black actors, and women by women. Unclear if all the queer characters are played by actual queer people.
If you love audiobooks and podcasts, give it a shot! It certainly is more of an audio drama than an audio book. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next installment.
This made a great audiobook. Each chapter was independent of the other but the theme of the books traveled well. The music was dark and onimous and fit the theme so well, as did the voice actor. If you want something a little dark to listen to, this was well done. As always, I love everything from Neil Gaiman.
The cast did an extremely wonderful job of this story. It's a good story but i kept having to step away as it seemed to follow my typical nightmares. Freaked me out it did.
I love Neil Gaiman but this audiobook was not the one for me. I was excited about the full cast but I think it made it hard for me to follow who the characters were so I had trouble with this one. My favorite character was probably Death, I thought it was fun listening to Kat Denning’s play that part.
I really enjoyed this experience! My first time listening to an audiobook with a full cast, and it made me feel like I was listening to an old timey radio program back in the day!
Although I have never read any of the Sandman comics, I found the stories easy to follow and really got into them! I did like the first half better than the second, but I feel like when I get around to listening to it again I'll get more out of it.
Although I have never read any of the Sandman comics, I found the stories easy to follow and really got into them! I did like the first half better than the second, but I feel like when I get around to listening to it again I'll get more out of it.