bigbookslilreads's review against another edition
3.0
This volume is a collection of short stories. Gaiman frames these through the story of Brent Tucker, a human that after a troubled car ride ends up at the inn at the End of the Worlds with several creatures from other realities. Waiting out the end of a reality storm, one that is shaking the very fabrics of the world, they tell tales. Each tale is filled with literary and mythological references, as well as nods to other characters and arcs of the series. Gaiman's interplay with the artists involved in each story is quite remarkable, so each tale is imbued with its unique style appropriate to the story being told and the artist's strength.
As any collection of short stories, some tales were more interesting than others. Nonetheless, I found that the passing made this issue pretty boring for me. Sometimes there were tales within tales and I just wasn't really seeing their point. I think most could've been skipped entirely.
The overall frame of the story was my favourite, that is, Brent and Charlene's story and the concept of the inn and the reality storm. The way the storm ended, with such great panels and an ominous scene of a titanic funeral occurring, makes me think the next entry will be pretty bleak. Those panels will stick with me for some time!
As any collection of short stories, some tales were more interesting than others. Nonetheless, I found that the passing made this issue pretty boring for me. Sometimes there were tales within tales and I just wasn't really seeing their point. I think most could've been skipped entirely.
The overall frame of the story was my favourite, that is, Brent and Charlene's story and the concept of the inn and the reality storm. The way the storm ended, with such great panels and an ominous scene of a titanic funeral occurring, makes me think the next entry will be pretty bleak. Those panels will stick with me for some time!
zermaslan's review against another edition
5.0
Neil Gaiman lo vuelve a hacer, ahora nos relata una serie de historias que son narradas en el fin del mundo, un lugar de paso al cual llegan muchas personas de distintos universos al caer una gran y extraña tormenta.
Inigualable y encantadora, es genial como Neil logra contarnos una historia, dentro de una historia y esta dentro de otra, sin perder el hilo y queriendo saber más de todas y cada una de ellas, una obra magistral que sin duda es de lo mejor en la saga de the sandman.
Inigualable y encantadora, es genial como Neil logra contarnos una historia, dentro de una historia y esta dentro de otra, sin perder el hilo y queriendo saber más de todas y cada una de ellas, una obra magistral que sin duda es de lo mejor en la saga de the sandman.
eternitylaep's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
4.5
World's End takes a status quo of the Sandman series and morphs it. None of these characters really have any similarities other than that they've found themselves mysteriously stranded in the World's End tavern. We follow their varied collection of stories through Faerie, alternate versions of America, and Lovecraftian cities. Consistently through this tale we are told nested tales. This is the most present in the story Cerements, wherein we're told multiple tales within the tale of the apprentice and then to find out in the final pages of the comic, that was all within the story that Brant Tucker was telling to the barkeep. It's hard to tell what is really happening such as when Cluracan tells his story of the destruction of the ruler of Aurelian. He openly claims to be a liar. Much as Jim's story feature plenty of characters who have experienced many things but refuse to share it because of their fear of being ridiculed and not believed. It creates a kind of suspicion of belief whenever listening to these tales despite the fact that we are familiar with beings of fae and myth and multiple are consistently on screen. As well there's great feats of art with unique styles that compliment the individual moments of the story.
aimlessinkpot's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
hcd's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
ktxx22's review against another edition
4.0
I’m really glad I took a break from this story, because now as I close in on finishing it I am really enjoying being back in this massive world. I liked each of the various stories in this one particularly the one in regards to Death.