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World's End by Neil Gaiman

mealymachine's review against another edition

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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? No

4.0

honsderbons's review against another edition

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4.0

Worlds' End ist der kurze achte Sammelband von the Sandman und mal wieder eine Sammlung kurzer Geschichten.
Umrahmt wird das Ganze von einem besonderen Setting, einem Gasthaus am Ende der Welten. Dorthin verschlägt es Personen aus zahlreichen Zeiten und Universen. Und jede von ihnen hat eine Geschichte zu erzählen.
Diese bedienen verschiedenste Genres, von cosmic Horror über politische Intrigen hin zu Seemannsgarn. In jeder dieser Geschichten taucht irgendwo einer der Endless auf. Dass die Geschichten dieses mal allerdings nicht lose aneinandergereiht sind sondern eine Rahmenhandlung besitzen ist ein interessantes Stilmittel. Es scheint beim Lesen immer etwas ungesagt im Raum zu stehen das nur in Andeutungen greifbar wird. Bis es sich schließlich in einem wahnsinnigen Cliffhanger endlädt, der um diesen kurzen Arc eine hübsche Schleife schnürt und gleichzeitig wohl das große Finale einläutet, das in den nächsten Bänden folgen wird.

stuhlsatzg's review against another edition

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5.0

This one is probably my favorite so far. :-) I loved reading all the different stories and thinking about what happens when different realities collide.

blakemp's review against another edition

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5.0

Another of the Sandman volumes that consists mainly of short stories, but this one includes a framing sequence of people from various worlds and times huddled together to wait out a "reality storm." The framing sequence, along with a sense of relevance to the larger plot, makes this the strongest of the anthology volumes of Sandman.

germancho's review against another edition

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3.0

Easily my least favorite Sandman book.

skyeson2187's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

sipri's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

sikata's review against another edition

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3.0

it was okay but not as good as others in the series. I loved "cerements" especially.

cvidean's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.75

absolutely's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes