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The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

44 reviews

albernikolauras's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Reading this while watching the first couple episodes of The Sandman was such an experience. The volume starts off slow and then ramps up as Sandman works to get his helm, gem, and dust back after a long period of captivity.

The artwork is sketchy and haunting, and matches the vibes of the book. The series doesn't shy away from the evils of humanity and can be a bit disturbing to read, but it was worth the read. Definitely plan on continuing. I was surprised by all of the DC references made, but it makes sense within the publishing of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Rape

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Body horror, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

michelle9_433's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

dark

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Rape

onthesamepage'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? No

3.0

I watched the Netflix adaptation first, and I think I enjoyed that more because of the changes they made, so that is colouring my rating and review a little bit. This is an enjoyable volume, with a very strong beginning and end, but some of the middle part didn't quite hit for me. The attempt to integrate other DC superheroes and villains falls flat if you're not familiar with the DC verse (which I'm not for the most part). I do like the world Gaiman has set up, and am interested in continuing to see where it goes.

If you're picking this up because of the adaptation, you should know that it is a lot less diverse. The showrunners and Gaiman made a lot of changes in the show, and IMO it's a vast improvement. It probably makes sense considering when this was published, so this is just a warning to read this with the right expectations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Homophobia and Rape

penguinface's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Ableism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Rape

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

moosaysmoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Body horror, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Rape, Suicide, Addiction, Self harm, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident and Child death

pagesofnay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Child death and Incest

annick's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Skip it. Not worth the bother. 

I only enjoyed issue three- a hope in hell. 
This series has long been highly rated and I found it a almost complete disappointment and let down. 

All the female characters lack agency. They are foils to the male characters who have agency in multiple ways.  Only two named characters offer characters of minority ethnicity - both have no impact on overall plot. 

The first eight issues of Gaiman’s sandman comic books. Gaiman’s  afterward acknowledges he finds “many of them awkward and ungainly,although even the clumsiest of them has something - a phrase perhaps or an idea or an image I’m still proud of”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, and Murder