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A review by midici
The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
4.0
The second book of the sandman series was better than the Prelude in a lot of ways - darker, more compelling in its storyline (to my mind anyway) and it left me wanting more.
Desie sets a trap for her brother Morpheus in the form of Rose Walker. We learn through the book that this is not the first time she has tried something like this. The consequence of falling for these traps isn't explained. The only thing that holds true for both situations is that Morpheus is not the one who overcomes the trap; the humans involved on the other hand, do. Nada has enough wisdom to see that their love affair will lead to ruin. It's not enough to pevent the destuction of her people, but evidently it prevents Desire's intended outsome. Her punishment involves spending the last three thousand years or so in hell.
In the present day, Rose Walker and Morpheus' show down is interrupted by her grandmother, Unity, whose efforts to save her granddaughter unintentionally save Morpheus as well.
In between these stories are those of the escaped dreams and the impact they have, Morpheus' strange friendship with Hob, and Rose's connction to some of the doomed characters from Prelude.
Desie sets a trap for her brother Morpheus in the form of Rose Walker. We learn through the book that this is not the first time she has tried something like this. The consequence of falling for these traps isn't explained. The only thing that holds true for both situations is that Morpheus is not the one who overcomes the trap; the humans involved on the other hand, do. Nada has enough wisdom to see that their love affair will lead to ruin. It's not enough to pevent the destuction of her people, but evidently it prevents Desire's intended outsome. Her punishment involves spending the last three thousand years or so in hell.
In the present day, Rose Walker and Morpheus' show down is interrupted by her grandmother, Unity, whose efforts to save her granddaughter unintentionally save Morpheus as well.
In between these stories are those of the escaped dreams and the impact they have, Morpheus' strange friendship with Hob, and Rose's connction to some of the doomed characters from Prelude.