Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman
This was very good. We follow Dream and Delirium as they go off and try to find their lost brother, Destruction. But it also nicely ties up the story of Orpheus. Brief Lives in this one definitely seems to not only refer to humans, but also to the Endless themselves. “Brief Lives” has Delirium coming more undone than usual and is determined to find Destruction. She thinks if she can find him, he can come back to the family and things will be better. I […]
Fables & Reflections by Neil Gaiman
Trigger warning: Rape I liked this one though Dream feels like a bit player in most of these stories. There’s is a darkness in all of these stories though. I don’t know which one affected me the most, probably the story of Augustus Caesar. I am going to rate these stories separately since they really do feel like a series of short stories that are just taking place in the world of The Sandman. “Fear of Falling” (3.5 stars)-Not a bad start. We all have […]
The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman
Dream’s family is so messed up. I really wish I could just leave that as my review, but dang. We get to see Dream’s Father and Mother in this one. We also get to see Dream’s messed up siblings, Desire, Destiny, Delirium, Despair, Destruction, and Death as well. And we get to see some new characters such as Hope I was fascinated by. “The Sandman: Overture” is book #0 in the series. When I bought the first 5 books eons ago, I never got this […]
A Game of You by Neil Gaiman
So I cried while reading the last pages of this graphic novel. Wanda and Barbie. Sigh. I don’t even know what to say. “A game of You” follows Barbie who is doing whatever she can to not go to sleep. And we see the way the world gets wrecked when she does and the fallout for the women who live in the building with her (Foxglove and Hazel) a witch (Thessaly) and her best friend Wanda. This graphic novel really does not focus too much […]
Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
Ahhh. Happy sigh. I feel like I got my reading mojo back a bit. I almost finished the next volume last night, but made myself wait til this morning. I am enjoying these graphic novels. I decided to get these ones (volumes 1-5) in paperback and now am wishing I had done the same with my The Dark Tower graphic novels, ah well. It was nice to visit Morpheus/Dream again. Gaiman also plays once more with Biblical figures (we have Cain, Lucifer Morningstar, Azazel) and […]
The Southern Bok Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Trigger warning: Rape and lynching When a book won’t stop turning over and over in my brain it’s a great book to me. When I finished this last night I went and re-read some of my favorite parts. Thought again about some of the characters and the things that they went through. I had a lot of emotions while reading this one, frustration, irritation, sympathy, then disgust, and then anger. This book takes you through it paces. It has a lot of gore in […]
