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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
For a bunch of relatively unknown characters, their stories throughout were well thought out and fun to read. A welcome return from the previous disappointment.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Gaiman is great at short stories and I imagine he likes reading them too because this volume is a love letter to that form and its masters, from Kipling to Lovecraft to Chaucer. And what a tease at the end! You know there's something big going down when you get three double-page spreads in a row.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Wow. Stories within stories within stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny, Slavery
Manche Geschichten waren interessant, andere nicht. Ich mag die Idee des Gasthauses.
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You know, I can understand why this book is part of the Sandman universe. But I did not like it much. I'm sorry, but I just really wanted more of Dream and his story, not all these strangers. I know he showed up every now and then, giving us a little reminder that yeah, this IS his story still. But it wasn't enough.
Don't get me wrong, I think Neil Gaiman is an absolute genius when it comes to storytelling. And I think all of these short stories stand wonderfully on their own. But my god did I not want to read them. I may have liked them more if I were reading a book specifically dedicated to short stories within the Sandman universe. And I'm sure these short stories will also play an integral role in whatever happens in the next couple of volumes, because that's something I noticed with volume 6, which I also didn't care much for for similar reasons. But I just wanted another volume like volume 7, which I REALLY liked. And I didn't get that, so I honestly got pretty bored.
I hope volume 9 gives me that same thrill that the earlier volumes gave me. I never rate Gaiman books this low.
Don't get me wrong, I think Neil Gaiman is an absolute genius when it comes to storytelling. And I think all of these short stories stand wonderfully on their own. But my god did I not want to read them. I may have liked them more if I were reading a book specifically dedicated to short stories within the Sandman universe. And I'm sure these short stories will also play an integral role in whatever happens in the next couple of volumes, because that's something I noticed with volume 6, which I also didn't care much for for similar reasons. But I just wanted another volume like volume 7, which I REALLY liked. And I didn't get that, so I honestly got pretty bored.
I hope volume 9 gives me that same thrill that the earlier volumes gave me. I never rate Gaiman books this low.