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A Vigília by Charles Vess, Michael Zulli, Neil Gaiman, Jon J. Muth, Dave McKean, Kevin Nowlan
xxfelixxreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
midici's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a while after the Kindly Ones to actually get up the nerve to go read the Wake. Because the Wake was the ending, the last hurrah of Morpheus. But as Matthew tells the new dream king - "The king is dead. Long live the king."
The Wake brings together the characters from previous issues as they watch Morpheus' siblings create a memorial for him, and to mourn his death. There are stories and speeches and through it all is the running theme of what it means when something ends. Dream cannot die, but dream-as-Morpheus was dead and gone. The new Dream, created from what was once a human toddler and part of the personification of the previous Dream King, is shown to be very different from his previous incarnation. Morpheus who had once doomed a lover to an eternity in hell, who would rather let his son suffer than let go of his own pride, was not the same by the time he died. He was softer, more human. But even that version of him would not have let Lyta leave unharmed after her role in his death and the death of his creations, as the new Dream King chooses to.
The chapters after the wake provide closure for several characters. For Thessaly, one of Morpheus' lovers, for Hob Gadling who can't believe he outlived his immortal friend, and of course, for Morpheus' family. It is a beautifully drawn volume, and one of my favourites so far.
The Wake brings together the characters from previous issues as they watch Morpheus' siblings create a memorial for him, and to mourn his death. There are stories and speeches and through it all is the running theme of what it means when something ends. Dream cannot die, but dream-as-Morpheus was dead and gone. The new Dream, created from what was once a human toddler and part of the personification of the previous Dream King, is shown to be very different from his previous incarnation. Morpheus who had once doomed a lover to an eternity in hell, who would rather let his son suffer than let go of his own pride, was not the same by the time he died. He was softer, more human. But even that version of him would not have let Lyta leave unharmed after her role in his death and the death of his creations, as the new Dream King chooses to.
The chapters after the wake provide closure for several characters. For Thessaly, one of Morpheus' lovers, for Hob Gadling who can't believe he outlived his immortal friend, and of course, for Morpheus' family. It is a beautifully drawn volume, and one of my favourites so far.
seraphiina's review against another edition
4.0
In a sense, I believe that this volume of Sandman and my review of it has been influenced not only by what I saw, but how it made me feel. What it made me think about.
In the same sense that my life has been filling me with grief for the last two months, in which my daily life has been interrupted by death, funerals and sorrow, in the same way this volume became the catharsis of my own grief. Not only saying goodbye to Morpheus, but to the universe of Sandman that has kept me entertained for the last few months.
While some of the latter entries' were somewhat clumsy in its execution, it still served me the psychological purpose of how to say goodbye.. or not to say goodbye, in the first place. That nothing truly ends, only changes.
So thank you, for making me the wiser and thank you, for making me feel less alone with all the unforgiving facets that grief brings about. The anger, the despair, the relief as a writer that you have finally seen one of life's biggest mysteries - how loss feels.
For my unofficial therapy hour/art appreciation, I am very grateful for having read the Sandman. It has made me much wiser.
In the same sense that my life has been filling me with grief for the last two months, in which my daily life has been interrupted by death, funerals and sorrow, in the same way this volume became the catharsis of my own grief. Not only saying goodbye to Morpheus, but to the universe of Sandman that has kept me entertained for the last few months.
While some of the latter entries' were somewhat clumsy in its execution, it still served me the psychological purpose of how to say goodbye.. or not to say goodbye, in the first place. That nothing truly ends, only changes.
So thank you, for making me the wiser and thank you, for making me feel less alone with all the unforgiving facets that grief brings about. The anger, the despair, the relief as a writer that you have finally seen one of life's biggest mysteries - how loss feels.
For my unofficial therapy hour/art appreciation, I am very grateful for having read the Sandman. It has made me much wiser.
brobeccks's review against another edition
5.0
this is a very beautiful send-off. god. it’s going to take a while until i get over this.
kat_sanford's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
pipsqueaky's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
knod78's review against another edition
5.0
That was a wonderful final book to a great series. I loved the illustrations. I loved the wake and funeral. I loved how everyone came together to say goodbye. I loved the random stories at the end to tie in the last loop of the puzzle.
And since I lost a few friends this past month, I loved gaimens final message. It is so true.
“My electronic address book contains a number of people who have died...their names and addresses are still sitting there. All it would take would be a press of the delete key to remove them. But that would be too final a goodbye, so they remain undeleted.”
All the feels for Meka and Ryder.
And since I lost a few friends this past month, I loved gaimens final message. It is so true.
“My electronic address book contains a number of people who have died...their names and addresses are still sitting there. All it would take would be a press of the delete key to remove them. But that would be too final a goodbye, so they remain undeleted.”
All the feels for Meka and Ryder.
jimhart3000's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.5