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The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

queenoftheshadows's review against another edition

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

3.75

blrobin2's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

beautifuldissonance's review against another edition

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4.0

I was expecting to like this more than I actually did. I found it enjoyable, but I didn't love it and it felt like it lacked something that Gaiman's writing usually has, though I can't put my finger on just what. Perhaps a bit like he was trying too hard to be... something.

Not the most substantial review, but mostly I'm left with vague feelings that while it was good, it could have been something more, but didn't quite hit whatever spot that something could be. Heh.

labunnywtf's review against another edition

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5.0

Okay, holy crap. Did I mention how mad I am at all of you Gaiman readers for not filling me in on what an idiot I am for not reading these yet?

I was worried when I first started reading. I've never been a big fan of comics in general, and it was so hard for me to follow at first. Once I get into the flow of it, though, Dream could've been standing in front of me glaring and I wouldn't have noticed, I was enjoying it so much.

Almost through with it, I went to the library and grabbed the remaining books from the shelf. Well, Volume 8 was already checked out, so I requested the library get it from another library. I will be trying to read a book between each volume, because I want to stretch these out.

I make no promises.

m0rpheus's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing story with amazing art.

Re-read it and it’s still great of course. The story is good, deep, and dark. Some naughty stuffs here and there. Typical Neil.

If you wanna hear an introduction of the story, keep reading!

Basically, it’s about some dudes trynna summon Death, but instead, they got Dream. And then, they steal his stuffs and locked him somewhere where he couldn’t get out. But eventually, they made a mistake and let him out. Then, he wants his stuffs back to regain his power, so he looked for it. Along the way, freaky shit happened.

Definitely a must read!

evabails's review against another edition

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5.0

EDIT: Re-read a year later to prepare for netflix show, still the best of the best.

This was wild. My first venture into graphic novels/comics and it was an incredible place to start. Slowly devouring everything Neil Gaiman has ever written and this might be my favourite so far.

xpaulaz's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i_have_no_process's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

The series in total is modernity's most vivid fictive expression of the character of the old gods and what they meant to mortals. It has no rival.

miss_johnsto's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

keberwick's review against another edition

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4.0

This was my second graphic novel (the first was [b:Persepolis|991197|Persepolis|Marjane Satrapi|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327876995s/991197.jpg|13344769]) and third book by Neil Gaiman that I've read. I don't know much about graphic novels, or comic books for that matter, other than from what I've read on wikipedia about the different DC Superheroes (while I've never read a single one of their comics [until now], I've always loved the thought process and creation of the DC universe). I had no idea that The Sandman was a DC Comic (or graphic novel... In this case, wouldn't it be interchangeable?) and I think stumbling upon some of the DC characters made me enjoy this experience even more.
The story is incredibly unique. I first heard about this through buzzfeed's article post thing about 9 Complex Sci-Fi And Fantasy Universes HBO Needs To Adapt and honestly, was really disappointed to find out that it was a graphic novel-at first. But after reading this first volume, I'm really glad I didn't make the executive decision to not read this. It took me until I finished the volume to remember that it wasn't meant to be read like a book-book and that each new "chapter" was really a monthly issue. Once I managed to get that into my head, I felt like I was actually able to fully enjoy what I had just experienced. It's definitely not for everyone, and I feel like some people would really just scoff at it because it's a graphic novel (but ohmygod, the artwork was actually so amazing and added so much more to the experience than if it was just text). Also, that "some people" did include me at the start, and to add to my indecision to read it, I had to check it out from the library because I can't justify spending $20 + on something that's available to me for free that isn't available on kindle, but it worked out for the best.