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  <title><![CDATA[The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2]]></title>
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  <default_description>THE SANDMAN, written by New York Times best-selling author  Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s.  A rich  blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction,  historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, THE SANDMAN is also   &lt;P&gt;widely considered one of the most original and artistically ambitious  series of the  modern age. By the time it concluded in 1996, it had made significant  contributions to the artistic maturity of comic books and had become a pop  culture phenomenon in its own right. &lt;P&gt; Now, DC Comics is proud to present this comics classic in an all-new  Absolute Edition format. The second of four beautifully designed slipcased  volumes, THE ABSOLUTE  SANDMAN VOL. 2 collects twenty tales of THE SANDMAN and features completely  new coloring, approved by the author, as well as never-before-seen extra  material.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Neil Gaiman]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Volume 2 of The Absolute Sandman collects Season of Mists, A Game of You, and Fables and Reflections.  I would have enjoyed this volume for Season of Mists alone.  Finally, the reader is introduced to the rest of the Endless.  It was also fun to watch the interaction between Morpheus and Death, as a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64020308">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Dec 28 16:22:48 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The second book in a four part series does not disappoint. This is one of the only graphic novels that i place on the shelves next to the literary classics, and it belongs there. ]]></body>
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    <review id="41986706">
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 05 12:22:53 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 12:23:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i loved this series back when it was all fresh and brand new.  i've been assembling these absolute collections over birthdays and stuff the past few years with the plans of cranking through them all upon the release of the fourth volume.  i sat down the other day with volume 1 and i've been in love ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41986706">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25225601">
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jul 01 13:23:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There's something special about getting a big, heavy book like this one out of the library:  something about the way the librarian at the checkout desk says, &quot;Oh, That's a biggy! What's that?&quot;-- and next thing you know, you're talking comics, or favorite authors, or (if nothing else) how o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25225601">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12018213">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 08 18:09:08 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 11 10:48:56 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This collection started off very strong, but weakend somewhat with the second story-arc. The first one, &quot;Seasons Of Mist&quot;, was excellent, and deals with Lucifer abdicating Hell and handing the keys over the Dream. What follows is creatures and deities from (almost) every pantheon vying to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12018213">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51360341">
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 03 05:56:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 14 12:35:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Re-reading this collection was a joy. Although A Game Of You is one of my least favourite arcs, Seasons Of Mists is one of my favourite, and the short one-issue comics previously collected in Fables and Reflections are the absolute pleasures I remembered them being.<br/><br/>The collected, extra m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51360341">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78156053">
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 17 20:14:42 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 17 20:20:40 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A superhuman (not exactly a superhero, Neil Gaiman's gods seem to have a sense of mission but not a reliable desire to help everyone...only those who catch their interest in one way or another) who loves to wear black, is sort of intellectual but not overly, somewhat socially isolated but capable of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78156053">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64460986">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 21 20:20:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 26 14:42:15 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Any awkwardness from the initial issues of volume one is long gone in volume two. Gaiman and company weave some marvelous stories: the amazing &quot;Season of Mists&quot; and the fantastical &quot;A Game of You,&quot; not to mention the single-issue tales. As to be expected from an Absolute edition,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64460986">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25903105">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sara Jaye]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 30 07:41:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 14 11:57:05 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Usually, the kind of books that just suck me in and make me unable to even consider putting them down tend to be fairly unjustifiable from a literary perspective (Anne Rice, anyone? Or those feel-good novels my mom gives me that kind of make me ill but I secretly enjoy them anyway?). Having torn thr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25903105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53514184">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mark]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another gift from Cristina, I got these for my birthday and danced around like an idiot. They smell great too! Fingers crossed that I get the other two and then &quot;Absolute Death&quot; when it comes out.]]></body>
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    <review id="69508679">
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    <name><![CDATA[Brendan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Season of Mists&quot; and &quot;A Game of You&quot; are excellent.<br/><br/>Stunning series hitting its stride, with one-off issues tearing through history and literature with mad abandon and surprising confidence.]]></body>
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    <review id="71483608">
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    <name><![CDATA[Turbo]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another awesome volume.  I actually took this library book to Burning Man and enjoyed reading it on the playa.  I hope the library isn't too upset about all the dust.]]></body>
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    <review id="13751769">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michel]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh, wat moet een mens nog zeggen over Sandman? Bij het beste dat er geschreven is in de afgelopen pakweg dertig jaar, in om het even welk medium? Is dat overdreven? Nah, denk het niet. <br/><br/>Het is altijd wat gewoon worden aan de tekeningen als die veranderen van boek tot boek, maar het blijft...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13751769">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22571431">
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    <name><![CDATA[Stephen]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon May 19 14:30:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are a fan of this series then there is no reason for me to go into how amazing it is, you already know it. Neil Gaiman elevated &quot;comic books&quot; to a whole new level with The Sandman. It reads better than most novels that you will pick up from your bookstore. <br/><br/>He is in every...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22571431">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10178878">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sophia]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Dec 11 11:28:47 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Equally as good as the first volume, and the stunning recoloring is still the best part. The issues have been slightly rearranged, however. The original trades put all the storyline issues together as #4 and #5, with standalones in #6, but three standalones have been included at the end of &quot;Sea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10178878">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63340282">
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  <date_added>Mon Jul 13 15:59:34 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am respecting and appreciating Neil Gaiman more and more. He is at his best when working original and This is fantastic and complex writing that is thoroughly creative and involving. Can't wait to see what dreams may come...<br/><br/>(was that a cheesy way to end my review?)<br/><br/>(who am I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63340282">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sometimes you get the privilege of reading something that creates in you an immediate need to read more of a genre you had previously never even considered. <br/><br/>I have never been a &quot;fan&quot; of comics or graphic novels, in fact had never even read serial comics, other than a few Disney...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18554793">more...</a>]]></body>
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