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A review by mariakureads
The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.0
This was a mixed bag of single stories for me.
I forgot that volume three was like this to be honest. The writing is still well done and detailed and some things I understood now that I didn't when I first read this back when I was a kid. I knew that the "Calliope" wasn't a feel good story then but now I see the intricacies of it for what the story really is and just how similar a situation both Morpheus and Calliope had which led to them talking again. I still love "A midsummer Night's Dream" for the what if meeting between Morpheus and the Bard himself and a night to act in front of a fae court. Imagine all of those possibilities.
I still love the Vess style of illustration which sadly is only seen for one story but the one makes up for the art styling of the others to me.
I forgot that volume three was like this to be honest. The writing is still well done and detailed and some things I understood now that I didn't when I first read this back when I was a kid. I knew that the "Calliope" wasn't a feel good story then but now I see the intricacies of it for what the story really is and just how similar a situation both Morpheus and Calliope had which led to them talking again. I still love "A midsummer Night's Dream" for the what if meeting between Morpheus and the Bard himself and a night to act in front of a fae court. Imagine all of those possibilities.
I still love the Vess style of illustration which sadly is only seen for one story but the one makes up for the art styling of the others to me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts