abbyistrying's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
gillianb97's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jonwesleyhuff's review against another edition
3.0
This is a fun version of the story. It’s great to hear dramatized, but some of the power and mystery gets lost in translation. Some of the music feels overly bombastic at times. And strangely, Gaiman—whose narration of his own books I love—feels out of place here.
rockerboyyy's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome read!
Wanted to read this after watching the show and it’s crazy how most of the dialogue from the comic was in the show word for word!
I’m biased in liking the show more since I saw it before reading but they were definitely able to flesh out these characters more there then in the comic.
It was also kind of harder to understand what was going on all the time.
Definitely felt like it flew by reading this cause it was essentially a collection of short stories of Dream’s adventures.
Overall, good stuff!
Wanted to read this after watching the show and it’s crazy how most of the dialogue from the comic was in the show word for word!
I’m biased in liking the show more since I saw it before reading but they were definitely able to flesh out these characters more there then in the comic.
It was also kind of harder to understand what was going on all the time.
Definitely felt like it flew by reading this cause it was essentially a collection of short stories of Dream’s adventures.
Overall, good stuff!
altayyuce's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Suicide
spoko's review against another edition
It's pretty good, I guess, but it's not really my thing. Very comic-book-y.
noawebner's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
olivia60's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
elpida_niki's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
All hail Neil Gainman
sameerhusa1n's review against another edition
3.0
The whole first arc of the book was the most interesting one. It all went down after Dream got free, second-half relied heavily on pop-culture references to make a compelling story, also the whole Romantic aspect of the book seemed forced and eventually led to a very bleak finale.
Death's wrath was heavily foreshadowed throughout the first arc but when she finally showed up, her friendly nature (not of any fault of its own) was too underwhelming considering how much built-up she got.
It did not feel gripping enough for me to listen to the second act, but I strongly look forward to the Netflix series.
Death's wrath was heavily foreshadowed throughout the first arc but when she finally showed up, her friendly nature (not of any fault of its own) was too underwhelming considering how much built-up she got.
It did not feel gripping enough for me to listen to the second act, but I strongly look forward to the Netflix series.