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Lucifer, Book Five by Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly, Mike Carey

lunox's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

adastrame's review against another edition

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5.0

In its final volume, the stories revolving around Lucifer finally come to their climax. As the end gets nearer, the parallels to The Sandman become more and more obvious. Like in Sandman, many, many realms and beings are visited, and certain transfers happen. Also like in Sandman, Lucifer is not really so much of a protagonist, but more of a shaper – only rarely is he actually the focus of a storyline. He's a really odd character, very elusive, very cunning, but not really likeable at all. In my opinion, Lucifer is more worth reading for all the ideas that hide behind the stories...

albertico66's review against another edition

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5.0

EPIC ending to the series --- beautifully done by Mike Carey.

trilbynorton's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

“...he must know

-- that he has travelled by meandering roads to the place where he always meant to be.

That the fire -- the wings -- the throne -- were only accidents. Tricks of the light.

Beneath all aspects, all accidents, there is the naked will.

Always. Only.”

The final volume of Mike Carey’s devilishly good Lucifer contains everything you’d expect from an epic conclusion. Armies clash, villains slain, grand journeys embarked upon. Yet, it is in the quieter, intimate moments and standalone issues in which the real magic happens. Like “The Gaudium Option”, in which everyone’s favourite cigar-smoking fallen cherub ventures into the garbage heap underneath creation with his ever-exasperated sister Spera. And “Eve”, a farewell (of sorts) to my surprise favourite character, Elaine Belloc.

To say that Lucifer isn’t as good as its parent series, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, is to state the obvious. After all, what is as good as Neil Gaiman’s Sandman? But, like the Morningstar himself, Lucifer manages to carve its own path out of the shadow of its creator.

jeoonwoo's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

roslinozerca's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

hann_thea's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Like other entries to the series this was brutal, weird and amazing.  I definiteley did not see that ending coming and I am not quite sure if I think it is satisfying yet. For my personal taste there was just too much fighthing in this one.

sikata's review against another edition

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4.0

The end of the Lucifer saga and now I don't know what to read and inspite of my numerous books lying around, I don't have any books to read. So yeah life sucks.

Coming to the book- the war continues with many twists and turns. It sort of ties many loose ends together. Lots of action. I took off a star because I found certain post war parts to be "meh". The ending is something I thought would eventually happen. Now let's see where the TV show is headed because there is simply no connection with the comics.

dryden's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

myceliumgirl's review against another edition

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Fucking phenomenal. Next to Sandman and The Invisibles one of the greatest achievements in comics.