Reviews

The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman

knod78's review against another edition

5.0

That was a wonderful final book to a great series. I loved the illustrations. I loved the wake and funeral. I loved how everyone came together to say goodbye. I loved the random stories at the end to tie in the last loop of the puzzle.

And since I lost a few friends this past month, I loved gaimens final message. It is so true.
“My electronic address book contains a number of people who have died...their names and addresses are still sitting there. All it would take would be a press of the delete key to remove them. But that would be too final a goodbye, so they remain undeleted.”

All the feels for Meka and Ryder.

bentleyc's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

jimhart3000's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

toothcake's review against another edition

5.0

Great finish to an absolutely amazing series. :)

paigereitz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. This was my favorite Sandman of them all. I loved the callbacks. I loved the deep exploration of grief and endings. Beautiful. 

sincrusade's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

krakow54's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

adastrame's review against another edition

5.0

A great ending for a great series. Well worth re-reading many times, as there's so much depth in this.

miss_johnsto's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

alyssathinkstoomuch's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25