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ggcd1981's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The Sandman: Act II é o segundo audiolivro adaptação da série de comics The Sandman. Essa obra é na verdade uma coletânea de contos interconectados pelo personagem Sandman, ou Morpheus. Assim como toda coleção de contos algumas histórias são melhores que outras. Contudo a qualidade da produção do audiolivro eleva até mesmo as histórias menos interessantes com um elenco de ótimos narradores, com destaque para James McAvoy como Morpheus, e uma trilha sonora fantástica. Minha impressão é que a produção do Act II está ainda melhor do que o Act I. Os três contos que mais marcaram para mim foram: Season of Mist-chapter 4, a storyline que se passou em um colégio interno com representação pesada de bullying e a tentativa de um garoto de sobreviver; Fables & Reflections, Distant Mirrors – Thermidor, a história sobre o resgate da cabeça de Orpheus, filho de Morpheus, por Johanne Constantine durante a Revolução Francesa, com uma cena marcante nas catacumbas; Fables & Reflections, Distant Mirrors – August, a história sobre o imperador romano Augustus Caesar. Com um passado traumático de estupro, o imperador, acompanhado de um servo com quem tem uma longa conversa, se disfarça de mendigo nas ruas da cidade. O porque disso fica para a compreensão do leitor.
No geral a experiência da obra foi positiva. Apesar da maioria das histórias não ser estelar, os contos de destaque e a qualidade do audiolivro elevaram a experiência de leitura. Os únicos pontos baixos são alguns personagens que preferia que fossem cortados do livro, destaque para Cain que é odioso. Dou 4.25 estrelas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness
_riversong_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
gale_bruckner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I will forever be in awe of how masterfully these stories were taken into audio form. I first knew them as comics and they're still incredibly layered wonderfully spun stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder
booknerd_therapist's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
Audio book only - a dramatized version of 21 comics of The Sandman, roughly 30 mins each.
STELLAR cast and incredible storytelling. I LOVED hearing the voices of David Tennant and John Lithgow which were added for Act II. James McAvoy continues to amaze as Morpheus.
Trigger warnings for: rape, child abuse, murder, pretty much any and all violence, substances
I am past the point in my life where I write long reviews (if I write reviews at all) but this is totally worth your time if you are a Neil Gaiman fan.
STELLAR cast and incredible storytelling. I LOVED hearing the voices of David Tennant and John Lithgow which were added for Act II. James McAvoy continues to amaze as Morpheus.
Trigger warnings for: rape, child abuse, murder, pretty much any and all violence, substances
I am past the point in my life where I write long reviews (if I write reviews at all) but this is totally worth your time if you are a Neil Gaiman fan.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
hannahmframe's review against another edition
Too much unnecessary gore, little discernable plot. Disappointing after reading the first act.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Violence
mardana's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infidelity and Colonisation
The text is supportive of the LGBTQ+ - community. Still, those topics are sometimes addressed in a manner, that might hit "too close to home".billyjepma's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
3.25
The core story that takes up the first half of this is stellar, epic, wildly imaginative fantasy and world building. There are so many cool ideas thrown around, and it’s a treat seeing Gaiman’s plot unfold and reveal how Morpheus resolves the lofty dilemma bestowed on him. So much cool stuff.
It’s the 5-7 hours that bring this down. The 14-hour audio production is front-loaded with all of the best stuff, and while the latter half isn’t devoid of imagination, the anthology approach it adopts is wildly inconsistent. The first volume of the The Sandman audio production also had this problem, but to a lesser degree because it used the one-off stories in the latter half to develop Morpheus’ lore and history. This time around, the series of tales are only loosely connected to Morpheus and the Dreaming, and the plots aren’t rich enough to compare. Even the longer plot, The Story of You, barely kept me interested, an issue only exacerbated by Gaiman’s clumsy (but I believe well-intentioned) handling of the story’s LGBTQ+ characters. There’s some good stuff in there, but I struggled to care.
The quality of the audio production itself remains top-tier, though. Excellent vocal performances—McAvoy is chillingly compelling, and David Tennant’s brief role as Loki was a treat—and appropriately operatic sound design and music. There are very few people putting out “audiobooks” like this, and it’s a treat to listen to, even when the stories were lacking.
It’s the 5-7 hours that bring this down. The 14-hour audio production is front-loaded with all of the best stuff, and while the latter half isn’t devoid of imagination, the anthology approach it adopts is wildly inconsistent. The first volume of the The Sandman audio production also had this problem, but to a lesser degree because it used the one-off stories in the latter half to develop Morpheus’ lore and history. This time around, the series of tales are only loosely connected to Morpheus and the Dreaming, and the plots aren’t rich enough to compare. Even the longer plot, The Story of You, barely kept me interested, an issue only exacerbated by Gaiman’s clumsy (but I believe well-intentioned) handling of the story’s LGBTQ+ characters. There’s some good stuff in there, but I struggled to care.
The quality of the audio production itself remains top-tier, though. Excellent vocal performances—McAvoy is chillingly compelling, and David Tennant’s brief role as Loki was a treat—and appropriately operatic sound design and music. There are very few people putting out “audiobooks” like this, and it’s a treat to listen to, even when the stories were lacking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Torture, and Pregnancy