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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
This 7th volume finds Delirium and Dream on a quest to find their missing brother, Destruction. Because it is Delirium literally taking the wheel, the journey is one crazy ride through our world and other realms concluding with further heartbreak for Dream. That is all I will write about that.
Delirium is one of my favourite characters in the Sandman series. This volume is all about her. I feel a little delirious myself as I am coming down with a whopper of a cold. Maybe that is a good thing as I can fuzzily get into her head. And what a wonderful, crazy, confused, zany head she has. Her thoughts change as much as her hair and wardrobe. I loved every panel!
As each volume continues, we gain a little knowledge of the family Endless. As much as I love Delirium and Death, Despair continues to be truly repulsive. But, there is a tiny mention of something that makes me think that Delirium is not the only Endless who has had a change, a continuous reference to the two sides to every coin. There is much to learn about Sandman and his family. Bring on Volume 8!
Delirium is one of my favourite characters in the Sandman series. This volume is all about her. I feel a little delirious myself as I am coming down with a whopper of a cold. Maybe that is a good thing as I can fuzzily get into her head. And what a wonderful, crazy, confused, zany head she has. Her thoughts change as much as her hair and wardrobe. I loved every panel!
As each volume continues, we gain a little knowledge of the family Endless. As much as I love Delirium and Death, Despair continues to be truly repulsive. But, there is a tiny mention of something that makes me think that Delirium is not the only Endless who has had a change, a continuous reference to the two sides to every coin. There is much to learn about Sandman and his family. Bring on Volume 8!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
In which a road trip takes place, certain mysteries are resolved, others are left hidden, a Dream changes against his will, and family reunions are heartbreaking and, at the end, for the good of all.
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Very much enjoyed this one and I feel that The Sandman series is starting to click with me slightly. Some of the things in this edition retroactively made me enjoy previous stories a bit more. I think that, going into the series, I was expecting it to be more of one continuous narrative rather than a series of vignettes. However I kind of understand the style a bit better now in that, whilst the stories themselves are seperate, they are clearly informing the character of Dream and that is something that I am really enjoying. It reminds me of old-school network dramas where they often have a baddie-of-the-week but the overarching theme is how the characters develop (for example something like the X-files perfectly fits this style).With regards to specifically this volume (rather than the series as a whole) I find the narrative tighter than some of the previous efforts and it resonated more with me emotionally. Some of the scenes/chapters in this book are really well designed (both in writing and illustration). In particular, I enjoyed the scene where Delirium briefly regains clarity to help out Dream, The meeting with Destruction, and the killing of Orpheus. They are beautifully drawn with brilliant prose that made them stand out in a way some of the previous novels haven't for me.
I want to make a point as well on my seventh review of the Sandman comics that I feel like I have neglected to mention how well drawn these comics are - I don't read many graphic novels so its something I can overlook, but even when I have found the actual writing of the volumes inconsistent I can never fault the illustration - it is always brilliant.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
Sometimes I'm not sure whether this book is too smart for me, or I'm not smart enough for it. I got to the end of this and I had no idea what I just read.
Maybe I'm just too tired when I read this, that I'm not giving it the attention it deserves. And it's not like I don't enjoy it, it's just that in the end I understand maybe half of what goes on.
I'm sure it's one of those situations where in the future when I re-read the entire series it will make more sense to me, but right now the deliberate dream-like state this book seems to exist in often just leaves me confused.
Maybe I'm just too tired when I read this, that I'm not giving it the attention it deserves. And it's not like I don't enjoy it, it's just that in the end I understand maybe half of what goes on.
I'm sure it's one of those situations where in the future when I re-read the entire series it will make more sense to me, but right now the deliberate dream-like state this book seems to exist in often just leaves me confused.
Sandman Vol. 7 Brief lives may have taken over the spot on my list for favorite Sandman Volume. Just like in Season of Mists it deals a large part with the family of the Endless which I think is what hooked me. In this volume Dream and Delirium embark on a quest to find their lost lost brother Destruction who quit his responsibilities. Needless to say the pairing of Delirium and Dream is hilarious. Anytime Delirium asks, "can I do (insert random activity) Dream merely responds in his older brother fashion of "no". I hope the last volumes follow this format and try to wrap up this amazing series.
Brief Lives was interesting in that it gives readers the opportunity to learn more about Delirium and her perspective. I found her to be very engaging and enjoyable to read about. I hope that she will continue to have a more prominent role moving forward.
Not sure if I just lost steam in the overall Sandman series, or I just didn't get into this one in particular. The road trip searching for Gods thing did remind me of Gaiman's novel "American Gods," as was hinted at in an article I read online somewhere about the Sandman series. But it was done better in American Gods (the first work of Gaiman's I read), so this as well could influence my dip in interest in this particular volume. I guess we will see when I get to collection #8.