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miss_johnsto's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
quixotic's review
4.0
SO DAMN GOOD OMG!!!!! this was one of my favorite greek myths growing up so it’ll always have a special place in my heart but this just went above and beyond. beautiful reimagining altogether and the artwork was incredible no complaints :-)
vinitneo's review
4.0
This was much better than I expected.
I picked this up as I'm listening to The Sandman: Act III...
This story isn't about Morpheus but about his son Orpheus.
Orpheus is on his wedding day and ecstatic about being with his love.
Tragedy strikes at the wedding because of an extremely horny best friend who can't keep it in his pants. This leads to Orpheus traveling to the underworld, meeting Hades... failing at his mission.
Becoming a hermit and finally a head.
Following along with the audiobook was amazing, the songs that Orpheus sings are done really well.
A short & enjoyable story.
I picked this up as I'm listening to The Sandman: Act III...
This story isn't about Morpheus but about his son Orpheus.
Orpheus is on his wedding day and ecstatic about being with his love.
Tragedy strikes at the wedding because of an extremely horny best friend who can't keep it in his pants. This leads to Orpheus traveling to the underworld, meeting Hades... failing at his mission.
Becoming a hermit and finally a head.
Following along with the audiobook was amazing, the songs that Orpheus sings are done really well.
A short & enjoyable story.
sleeveless_heart's review
5.0
The design of Orpheus in Supergiant Games' Hades makes so much sense now.
jayspa65's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jnikolova's review
4.0
Also read on the WondrousBooks blog.
This was pretty cool.
I know that I should have probably stated with the original Sandman, and then gone to the specials, but I found this, and saw no reason not to go ahead. Considering that it's not tightly related to Morpheus, I don't think that I missed out on anything.
Note: Even though I hadn't read the Sandman comic books, a couple of years ago, while binge-reading Neil Gaiman's works, I did read a script for a Sandman movie. Keeping that in mind, I might not be explicitly familiar with the story, but I am more or less familiar with some of the characters from the script, and of course, with the rest from mythology.
I really liked this short story about Orpheus and Eurydice. It seemed kind of a random starting point for my adventures into the Sandman world, but then again, it was a pretty cool read.
What really bothered me, and this is actually pretty hilarious, was the style. Everything was good, except that... even in mythology, they were devastatingly 90's, or even 80's. The hair of all of the characters seemed so out of place that I, as a reader 20+ years later cringed at basically every illustration. It might seem mean to judge, considering that the comic book does belong to that period. But... no.
Most of all, Edward Scissorhands over here:
As far as the story goes, it's a very sad one, of course, and also quite revealing as to the personality of Morpheus. His relationship with his wife and son was a very unpleasant one to read, and testified to the fact that he is not so much a deity, as he is a force of nature, of sorts. And one that doesn't really comprehend human emotions.
However, I had two favourite scenes in this book. One was of Orpheus meeting Death, which was just so... well, cool! Him, in his Thracian outfit, and her, as a 90's punk rock chick. And then there was one of the final scenes, that of Orpheus meeting the Bacchante. I don't even know what that was supposed to be, but it was unexpected, gruesome and creepy, with a spoonful of gross.
This was pretty cool.
I know that I should have probably stated with the original Sandman, and then gone to the specials, but I found this, and saw no reason not to go ahead. Considering that it's not tightly related to Morpheus, I don't think that I missed out on anything.
Note: Even though I hadn't read the Sandman comic books, a couple of years ago, while binge-reading Neil Gaiman's works, I did read a script for a Sandman movie. Keeping that in mind, I might not be explicitly familiar with the story, but I am more or less familiar with some of the characters from the script, and of course, with the rest from mythology.
I really liked this short story about Orpheus and Eurydice. It seemed kind of a random starting point for my adventures into the Sandman world, but then again, it was a pretty cool read.
What really bothered me, and this is actually pretty hilarious, was the style. Everything was good, except that... even in mythology, they were devastatingly 90's, or even 80's. The hair of all of the characters seemed so out of place that I, as a reader 20+ years later cringed at basically every illustration. It might seem mean to judge, considering that the comic book does belong to that period. But... no.
Most of all, Edward Scissorhands over here:
As far as the story goes, it's a very sad one, of course, and also quite revealing as to the personality of Morpheus. His relationship with his wife and son was a very unpleasant one to read, and testified to the fact that he is not so much a deity, as he is a force of nature, of sorts. And one that doesn't really comprehend human emotions.
However, I had two favourite scenes in this book. One was of Orpheus meeting Death, which was just so... well, cool! Him, in his Thracian outfit, and her, as a 90's punk rock chick. And then there was one of the final scenes, that of Orpheus meeting the Bacchante. I don't even know what that was supposed to be, but it was unexpected, gruesome and creepy, with a spoonful of gross.
islejazz's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
storyorc's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5