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gale_bruckner's review
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Body horror, Torture, and Transphobia
jeoonwoo's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming
melodyseestrees's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Transphobia, Body horror, and Deadnaming
Moderate: Confinement, Child death, and Animal death
Minor: Infidelity, Torture, and Pregnancy
zsabella's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
performance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ratings for each arc & side story
➡️ season of mists ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
➡️ a game of you ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
➡️ thermidor ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
➡️ augustus ⭐️⭐️⭐️
➡️ three septembers and a january ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
➡️ convergence (the hunt, parliament of rooks, soft places) ⭐️⭐️ 1/2
➡️ ramadan ⭐️⭐️⭐️
the biggest hurdle with act II is realizing morpheus, his endless siblings, and hell itself become significantly less of a major focus after season of mists. a game of you is just as well executed and adapted as season of mists, although it is initially hard to be invested in barbie as the lead if you aren’t expecting it. for me, barbie and wanda’s friendship was the highlight of AGOY which was written with a lot of love and care.
be forewarned your mileage will vary on the side stories in act II more often than in act I. I struggled reading half of them, but pushed through hoping these will make more sense once I complete reading the series. if you’re struggling to find any interest in these, I would definitely suggest giving three septembers and a january and thermidor more attention,
*sandman series reader notes: if you're listening to the audiobooks while following along with a hard copy, note that act II specifically covers season of mists, a game of you, and most of fables & reflections but NOT song of orpheus and winter’s edge.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Deadnaming, Body horror, and Transphobia
Moderate: Grief and Child death
yaelm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia
mardana's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Transphobia, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infidelity and Colonisation
The text is supportive of the LGBTQ+ - community. Still, those topics are sometimes addressed in a manner, that might hit "too close to home".emcatbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Transphobia and Body horror
devynvictoria's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, and Transphobia