A review by mimosaeyes
The Wake by Neil Gaiman
4.0
Feels like more of a short coda than its own story - it would have had to include a little more exposition about how the new Dream differs from the original one, for that. Nevertheless, this is a moving and elegant goodbye to a complex and compelling character. I also appreciate the effort at including the various other characters I find myself endeared to. Among Dream's siblings, my favourites are Delirium and Death, but I am also very fond of Matthew the raven and Irving the little yellow gargoyle. Also, just any cat that appears in any panel, ever.
Overall, this series has been expansive and imaginative. Some volumes have been less to my liking than others, but they all come together into a rich and fascinating whole. I maybe shouldn't have marathon-read all the books in a short span of time, but once I started, I just wanted to keep diving deeper into this fictional universe.
For posterity, by the way: my favourite books in the series are probably Brief Lives and The Doll's House.
Overall, this series has been expansive and imaginative. Some volumes have been less to my liking than others, but they all come together into a rich and fascinating whole. I maybe shouldn't have marathon-read all the books in a short span of time, but once I started, I just wanted to keep diving deeper into this fictional universe.
For posterity, by the way: my favourite books in the series are probably Brief Lives and The Doll's House.