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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
This, the seventh of the Sandman series, follows Delirium as she drags her brother Dream on a hunt for their missing sibling. The story is once again supported and brought to live by superb illustrations.
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Delirium becomes fixated on getting the prodigal son of their family, Destruction, to return from his three hundred years in obscurity, seeking out the aid of her siblings only to have them all refuse until Dream agrees join on the journey as a diversion from his most recent dejection within Brief Lives (The Sandman, Volume 7) by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Jill Thompson and Vince Lock, and with an introduction (situated well at the end) by Peter Straub, and along the way it’s repeatedly noted that change is coming while the siblings encounter disquieting setbacks throughout their search, which makes Dream question whether finding Destruction is worth it and what might happen if he and Delirium actually do.
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A more cohesive narrative was presented in this volume than in the previous one, which was more disparate though clearly still interconnected, through another quest for Dream to partake in that draws in characters and storylines presented in earlier volumes to bring a greater degree of closure to those specific tales; anchoring the story from the insistent Delirium’s prompting and persistence, with the addition of limited side stories that aid in filling out the impact shown in Delirium’s main plotline, a fraught concept of inevitable change is considered and explored using an amusing and occasionally childlike, whimsical perspective. The visuals related to the depiction of Delirium and her surroundings were colorful and fun, providing some enjoyable variety to an otherwise generally limited color scheme of darks and lights and there’s a fantastic sequence where Delirium recounts her and Dream’s journey to find Destruction where she morphs her visage to mirror where she’s at in the story that impactfully hammers home the focus on change explored throughout the volume. Relativity on the perception of time as it relates to life with even the longest of lives being, all things considered, brief provides additional depth to the story and encourages further contemplation on the fleeting nature of existence. Finally introduced to the Endless who’s been missing and missed, Destruction is an enjoyable, if briefly lived (ha!) addition; companionship with a (talking) dog, pursuing artis endeavors of interest, and generally enjoying life, his behavior and attitude presented him endearingly despite the violent nature of his formerly prescribed but abandoned duties and especially with his poignant expression of the realization that people, without his intervention or influence, became overly capable of engineering their own destruction in increasingly horrifying ways.
Overall, I’d give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
A more cohesive narrative was presented in this volume than in the previous one, which was more disparate though clearly still interconnected, through another quest for Dream to partake in that draws in characters and storylines presented in earlier volumes to bring a greater degree of closure to those specific tales; anchoring the story from the insistent Delirium’s prompting and persistence, with the addition of limited side stories that aid in filling out the impact shown in Delirium’s main plotline, a fraught concept of inevitable change is considered and explored using an amusing and occasionally childlike, whimsical perspective. The visuals related to the depiction of Delirium and her surroundings were colorful and fun, providing some enjoyable variety to an otherwise generally limited color scheme of darks and lights and there’s a fantastic sequence where Delirium recounts her and Dream’s journey to find Destruction where she morphs her visage to mirror where she’s at in the story that impactfully hammers home the focus on change explored throughout the volume. Relativity on the perception of time as it relates to life with even the longest of lives being, all things considered, brief provides additional depth to the story and encourages further contemplation on the fleeting nature of existence. Finally introduced to the Endless who’s been missing and missed, Destruction is an enjoyable, if briefly lived (ha!) addition; companionship with a (talking) dog, pursuing artis endeavors of interest, and generally enjoying life, his behavior and attitude presented him endearingly despite the violent nature of his formerly prescribed but abandoned duties and especially with his poignant expression of the realization that people, without his intervention or influence, became overly capable of engineering their own destruction in increasingly horrifying ways.
Overall, I’d give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes