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The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

19 reviews

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

geekywoman14's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

mattypallett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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? No

5.0

Incredible. I completely understand why this is so revered in the comic book world; will definitely read the rest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Lesbophobia

archaicgambit's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I forgot how scary the first book is! Read the series as a teenager. The art is beautiful, the paneling and lettering are so creative. A lot of the DC world references def went over my head as a kid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Child death

vigil's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

coming into this mostly blind, i think its a solid introduction into the world of the endless. but it’s a set up, and it definitely feels like one. 

i think it dragged needlessly in certain points, but i was very satisfied with how it ended. the issue when death was introduced was easily my favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

accidentalspaceexplorer's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

While I found parts of Preludes & Nocturnes very compelling, this was way too dark for me, in a way that I just couldn't stomach. Cain and Abel was one thing, but almost every other issue has something horrifying happening in it. Not something I could deal with at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

olityr's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gore

obviousthings's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Incest, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

shoshin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.0

I read this years ago. I think I liked it better the first time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual violence, and Violence