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scripturient's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
It's amazing story-wise, but the amount of rape in this book left a very bad taste in my mouth. There is not a single story without a woman being exploited, abused, raped or objectified. Probably not the best time to pick this up ...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide
osteele98's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape
naiu_cs's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Death is the best character, change my mind.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
rainbowofcrazy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
Woo what a wonderful journey! Especially after having watched the Netflix series, which I absolutely adored. It's such a treat to experience the OG. I couldn't help but compare the similarities and differences between the comic and the tv series. This made me even more impressed with the show because so much of it was portrayed with great care, while I greatly appreciated the changes because IMO all the changes were an improvement. Not to intentionally gush about the show instead, aha, but they somehow made pretty spiffy source material even better so I can't help but gush at the more modern/updated take with more POC to boot. In the show, scenes and stories were more fleshed out, and the more comic book-y one dimensional characters became more nuanced and more interesting. (John Dee, the Corinthian, Hob / Robert Gadling, for example.)
Some parts of the comic come off a bit dated now, and I wasn't a huge fan of some of the earlier art style, but this collection is wonderful and I loved seeing how it all began. I love the idea of the Endless and I'm so excited to read the rest of their journey. It's beautiful and dark and disturbing and sad and fun and thoughtful at the same time.
Some parts of the comic come off a bit dated now, and I wasn't a huge fan of some of the earlier art style, but this collection is wonderful and I loved seeing how it all began. I love the idea of the Endless and I'm so excited to read the rest of their journey. It's beautiful and dark and disturbing and sad and fun and thoughtful at the same time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, and Rape
wisteriaearl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror and Child abuse
Minor: Homophobia
unnamedcryptid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Love love love!! Absolutely understandable and reasonable that this is such a classic comic, considering the combination of Gaiman's ever-interesting and wonderful writing and the absolutely fantastic and innovative artwork and very cool style throughout the series.
Contains a few 80s/90s-isms but still quite enjoyable overall, and a really solid core story and set of characters, as evidenced by the amazing TV adaptation.
Contains a few 80s/90s-isms but still quite enjoyable overall, and a really solid core story and set of characters, as evidenced by the amazing TV adaptation.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
Content warnings listed here are not exhaustive and vary in presentness and intensity between sections/issues within the book.frazzzzle's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Ableism
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: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder
ky001113's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? N/A
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia
bibliophilicjester's review
1.5
*deep breath*
This was... shockingly bad.
I'm sure it was a Big Edgy Deal in the 90s or whatever, but what the actual fuck did I read?!
Morpheus was vaguely interesting in the beginning, but by the later volumes, it felt like an entirely different character (not just bc the illustrators etc made him look more human). Death was fantastic and I wish we'd spent more time with her.
I also kind of liked the midsummer night's dream one because I love the play.
Most of this didn't connect at all except for, oh hey it's the sandman! I was never a superhero comic book person, and so I have no idea who all the random (I assume DC?) characters who popped in were, and I honestly didn't care.
Really, this is a vaguely connected bunch of stories that maybe have something to do with dreams. Occasionally. I was sold on the mix of mythologies and dreamscape type things, but that's not at all what I got.
What *did* I get? Boobs. A fuck ton of boobs. Lots of objectifying women. Sexual assault. Frequent rape - in fact, when one character literally acquires possession of a woman, the first thing he does is rape her. There's a convention of serial killers (with some admittedly clever puns) who call themselves collectors. There are literal JOKES about rape. I really wish I was exaggerating. Homophobia. Pedophilia. Idk if I can even list all the TW/CW bc there's just so much. And no, the behavior is not corrected.
I have no desire (side note: desire was an interesting character) to watch the adaptation, though the things I've heard about it seems positive. Or at least like gaiman and crew are trying to make it less offensive (she said hopefully). I'm assuming the mc is called dream most often in the adaptation bc that's how most reviews refer to him, though he has many names in these volumes.
I honestly don't recommend this at all. To anyone. It wasn't dark..just a lot of gratuitous violence and gore and way too much boobs/sex/zero consent. I will now be extra careful with book recommendations from people who have given this 5 stars. Truly.
This was... shockingly bad.
I'm sure it was a Big Edgy Deal in the 90s or whatever, but what the actual fuck did I read?!
Morpheus was vaguely interesting in the beginning, but by the later volumes, it felt like an entirely different character (not just bc the illustrators etc made him look more human). Death was fantastic and I wish we'd spent more time with her.
I also kind of liked the midsummer night's dream one because I love the play.
Most of this didn't connect at all except for, oh hey it's the sandman! I was never a superhero comic book person, and so I have no idea who all the random (I assume DC?) characters who popped in were, and I honestly didn't care.
Really, this is a vaguely connected bunch of stories that maybe have something to do with dreams. Occasionally. I was sold on the mix of mythologies and dreamscape type things, but that's not at all what I got.
What *did* I get? Boobs. A fuck ton of boobs. Lots of objectifying women. Sexual assault. Frequent rape - in fact, when one character literally acquires possession of a woman, the first thing he does is rape her. There's a convention of serial killers (with some admittedly clever puns) who call themselves collectors. There are literal JOKES about rape. I really wish I was exaggerating. Homophobia. Pedophilia. Idk if I can even list all the TW/CW bc there's just so much. And no, the behavior is not corrected.
I have no desire (side note: desire was an interesting character) to watch the adaptation, though the things I've heard about it seems positive. Or at least like gaiman and crew are trying to make it less offensive (she said hopefully). I'm assuming the mc is called dream most often in the adaptation bc that's how most reviews refer to him, though he has many names in these volumes.
I honestly don't recommend this at all. To anyone. It wasn't dark..just a lot of gratuitous violence and gore and way too much boobs/sex/zero consent. I will now be extra careful with book recommendations from people who have given this 5 stars. Truly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder