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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
First of all:
DRAG HIM. I am here for anyone calling out Dream for being a mopey emo git ;)
I definitely enjoyed this volume. Delirium is a great character and I'm glad we got to see more of her. Also we finally meet the elusive Destruction. I think that, funnily enough, Destruction and Death are the only people in the Endless that actually have their shit even mildly together. It was interesting to hear why Destruction left and see how he's spending his time these days [creating things mostly] and the whole 'two sides of a coin' thing. I think Death is really the only other person to understand this and it's interesting that she is able to reconcile it with still doing her 'job' while Destruction couldn't. A lot of the themes in this volume remind me of themes in Lucifer as well so it's no wonder I enjoyed it.
DRAG HIM. I am here for anyone calling out Dream for being a mopey emo git ;)
I definitely enjoyed this volume. Delirium is a great character and I'm glad we got to see more of her. Also we finally meet the elusive Destruction. I think that, funnily enough, Destruction and Death are the only people in the Endless that actually have their shit even mildly together. It was interesting to hear why Destruction left and see how he's spending his time these days [creating things mostly] and the whole 'two sides of a coin' thing. I think Death is really the only other person to understand this and it's interesting that she is able to reconcile it with still doing her 'job' while Destruction couldn't. A lot of the themes in this volume remind me of themes in Lucifer as well so it's no wonder I enjoyed it.
The imagination of this guy! I would like to sit next to Neil Gaiman at a dinner party, but he would be bored having me by his side. I would just sit with my jaw open all the time sounding somewhat like Lady Delirium.
As the Preface, put at the back to be a Conclusion, too, says, this is a very linear story. I am so glad to be reading an album. I would have been in agony waiting for the new comic to come out back when these were all comics. This story was very much in touch with some emotions - of wanting and seeking and finding or not finding. Sometimes there are really dreadful things in these stories like the lives of some of the humans Despair contacts or that Corinthian. Yet they are a part of the storytelling whole and belong here. Nothing everything in our lives is just so and perfect. When Gaiman is sharing this universe, the vastness of it all means there will be bits we don't like, that make us feel uncomfortable or scared.
I actually finished reading this book at my office after work today because I had to return it to the library today. When I finished, I was alone in an empty office with the mixed emotions from the journeys in the book. I wanted to be alone to digest it all. I put on some music and started walking home along the harbour. I was pleased there were strong winds that shook me a bit while I admired the blue skies and the few white clouds that were hanging around. The slightly melancholy music and the wind were the perfect transition after finishing the book. I couldn't talk to anyone. I just wanted to be alone to let my thoughts digest what I had read. I am amazed at how the power of the words and the illustrations move me. I don't me move as in a tale of some brave soul succeeding against all odds. This is much bigger than that. Bigger questions about life. I am not sure that the story alone would be as powerful as it is without the drawings. They belong together. Oh, Neil Gaiman is a master at words. I cried from the emotions I felt at the end of "The Ocean at the End of the Lane". That was only words. But this was constructed from both words and illustrations. They belong together like yin and yang. Reading The Sandman is a fascinating journey. I notice there are only 4 books left. I felt slightly sad at that thought. I can sense Destiny just staring at me with a slight nod when I say that.
As for the book itself, I think the drawings in this book were much cleaner. Sometimes it seems like a detail is drawn with too thick a pen and the thing becomes an unrecognisable glop instead of the detail. I assume it is a printing problem.
As the Preface, put at the back to be a Conclusion, too, says, this is a very linear story. I am so glad to be reading an album. I would have been in agony waiting for the new comic to come out back when these were all comics. This story was very much in touch with some emotions - of wanting and seeking and finding or not finding. Sometimes there are really dreadful things in these stories like the lives of some of the humans Despair contacts or that Corinthian. Yet they are a part of the storytelling whole and belong here. Nothing everything in our lives is just so and perfect. When Gaiman is sharing this universe, the vastness of it all means there will be bits we don't like, that make us feel uncomfortable or scared.
I actually finished reading this book at my office after work today because I had to return it to the library today. When I finished, I was alone in an empty office with the mixed emotions from the journeys in the book. I wanted to be alone to digest it all. I put on some music and started walking home along the harbour. I was pleased there were strong winds that shook me a bit while I admired the blue skies and the few white clouds that were hanging around. The slightly melancholy music and the wind were the perfect transition after finishing the book. I couldn't talk to anyone. I just wanted to be alone to let my thoughts digest what I had read. I am amazed at how the power of the words and the illustrations move me. I don't me move as in a tale of some brave soul succeeding against all odds. This is much bigger than that. Bigger questions about life. I am not sure that the story alone would be as powerful as it is without the drawings. They belong together. Oh, Neil Gaiman is a master at words. I cried from the emotions I felt at the end of "The Ocean at the End of the Lane". That was only words. But this was constructed from both words and illustrations. They belong together like yin and yang. Reading The Sandman is a fascinating journey. I notice there are only 4 books left. I felt slightly sad at that thought. I can sense Destiny just staring at me with a slight nod when I say that.
As for the book itself, I think the drawings in this book were much cleaner. Sometimes it seems like a detail is drawn with too thick a pen and the thing becomes an unrecognisable glop instead of the detail. I assume it is a printing problem.
This volume is packed with goodness, both in the writing and in the art. Dream (aka Morpheus) takes a much more active role than in many of the previous volumes. He goes on a road trip with his little sister Delirium and (delightful) chaos ensues. I love Delirium's characterization as basically like a four-year-old who is full of non sequiturs and shifting moods, yet somehow maintaining a focus on her goal of finding her brother Destruction. Delirium is really the star of this volume. Dream really doesn't do all that much except stand around looking grumpy. I like the interactions between the Endless siblings.
This volume is full of pithy exhortations, many regarding familial relationships. Perhaps the one most quoted is by Death to a dying man: "You lived what anybody gets.... You got a lifetime. No more. No less. You got a lifetime." Perhaps not the most logical statement, but certainly comforting.
Jill Thompson's artwork is light, yet evocative. Her rendering of Dream is somewhat inconsistent, I think. Todd Klein's lettering deserves mention, too. He makes each characters' fonts distinct. I especially like Delirium's kaleidoscopic word balloons that nicely reinforce her etherial nature.
This volume is full of pithy exhortations, many regarding familial relationships. Perhaps the one most quoted is by Death to a dying man: "You lived what anybody gets.... You got a lifetime. No more. No less. You got a lifetime." Perhaps not the most logical statement, but certainly comforting.
Jill Thompson's artwork is light, yet evocative. Her rendering of Dream is somewhat inconsistent, I think. Todd Klein's lettering deserves mention, too. He makes each characters' fonts distinct. I especially like Delirium's kaleidoscopic word balloons that nicely reinforce her etherial nature.
I quite like Delirium, and luckily we see a lot of her throughout this compendium.
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I loved the focus on Delirium ,and her and Dream’s search for Destruction. Gaiman delves into stories about Mortality and Change . We get some resolution with certain stories as well as a continuation of of some journeys.
I feel like the story really hits its stride, here. Would definitely read this one again. I love the talking puppy.
Content warnings: discussion of intravenous drug-use
Content warnings: discussion of intravenous drug-use
Fantastic. That’s all I got. Absolutely and utterly fantastic in every beautiful Sandman way.
This is definitely one of my favorite in the series. It focuses heavily on the endless and their family drama which i really love, they're great characters so the more time spent with the whole cast the better.
In this one... the adorable little sister of the endless, delirium, enlisted a much more open and emotional dream (not to worry he's still distant and business like in that charming way of his, which makes a great contrast to delirium who certainly fits her name) to help her find their missing and refreshingly good natured/jolly brother destruction just because she misses him and wants to try to make him come back with the family. The story brought so much more depth and humanity to the characters and made it so much easier to really connect with them.
ART: The artwork in this one isn't my favorite and i feel like a more detailed and richer style would have made the impact even stronger. It does fit delirium very well but takes away from the rest.
In this one... the adorable little sister of the endless, delirium, enlisted a much more open and emotional dream (not to worry he's still distant and business like in that charming way of his, which makes a great contrast to delirium who certainly fits her name) to help her find their missing and refreshingly good natured/jolly brother destruction just because she misses him and wants to try to make him come back with the family. The story brought so much more depth and humanity to the characters and made it so much easier to really connect with them.
ART: The artwork in this one isn't my favorite and i feel like a more detailed and richer style would have made the impact even stronger. It does fit delirium very well but takes away from the rest.