Reviews

Death Deluxe Edition by Neil Gaiman, Lee Soo-Hyun

amybraunauthor's review against another edition

5.0

The moment I learned there was a spin off book regarding Neil Gaiman's character Death, I had to pick it up! She is one of my favourites and I loved following her on various adventures with various characters, many of whom were not among the Endless. I adored much of the artwork and found the writing to be stellar as always. I had a hard time picking a favourite story, though I will say that the entire book embodied the spirit of a quirky, honest, and sweetness that has always been the character of Death.

nickel6425's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

dinnureads's review against another edition

5.0

Morbid but it is about Death, so it's to be expected. Gaiman is still thought-provokingly good :)

wedgelovespizza's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bigbookslilreads's review against another edition

3.0

This volume collects not only some of the issues of Sandman in which Death was more present or even central, but it also introduces new issues: [b:Death: The High Cost of Living|16791|Death The High Cost of Living|Neil Gaiman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1366407293l/16791._SY75_.jpg|3138069], [b:Death: The Time of Your Life|22339|Death The Time of Your Life|Neil Gaiman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1366407116l/22339._SY75_.jpg|2652], and a little snippet of Death talking about AIDS (super cool, I know). I thought this volume would contain completely new stories, so rehashing those past ones, as much as I liked them, wasn't the most interesting thing for me. I did really like the new issues, the first one more than the second one. The first focuses on Death learning about the mortal condition by living one day every 100 years. The issue comprises the day of her living as a human, and while meandering, it is very impactful, dealing with heavy themes like suicide. The second issue goes back to some characters of the Sandman series, Foxglove and Hazel. I didn't really enjoy this as they were never the characters I was most curious about, and the plot also was not very interesting. I didn't learn anything new about Death, but instead was stuck with these characters in their shitty relationship.
The AIDS snippet was informative and hilarious and I wish every kid could read this. Maybe this should even be animated and run as a commercial. Go on. Do it.

I will say, that I love Gaiman's depiction of Death in the Sandman. That nurturing and empathetic version, instead of cloaked guy with a sythe. If you are mildly interested in her character, and even if you haven't read the entirety of the Sandman series, I think this will be a good volume to pick up!

xxfelixxreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wflegias's review against another edition

5.0

Me sigue gustando la historia de los Eternos, la imaginación con que llevan la trama y como van presentando(enredando) a los personajes siempre te da que pensar. Entre lo que mas me gusto fue ver como aparecen nuevos y viejos personajes, que de una manera no tan obvia, siguen con su vida aun después de que su vida la toco algún eterno.

curly_entropy's review against another edition

5.0

I remember the first time I read this book was when my grandma died. It was just what I needed. Death as an actual character, that's not bad or good that just is. Neil created an amazing cosmology in Sandman with The Endless. It's rich, full of humanity and magic at the same time. The art its beautiful my fav is Chris Bachalo's Death.

lspishock's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

riotsquirrrl's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars, mostly because this volume is padded out with stories found elsewhere the Sandman series and with 20+ pages of artist renditions of Death. Otherwise it's a great set of story arcs with quality art and lots of queer rep.