"There is a dark king who rules our dreams from a place of shadows and fantastic things. He is Morpheus, the lord of story. Older than humankind... read full description
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Oct 11, 2009
Elizabeth
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I recently grabbed this book off my shelf, intending to just reread my favorite story "An Extra Smidge of Eternity" by Robert Rodi. And somehow ending up rereading the whole thing. I'm AMAZED at how much I'd forgotten from the last time I read it, because they're certainly not forgettable. I think I had as much fun reading this as I did the very first time I read it.
"Splatter" by Will Shetterly is pretty disturbing, but it's wonderful for all of us who wanted to h More...
"Splatter" by Will Shetterly is pretty disturbing, but it's wonderful for all of us who wanted to h More...
Nov 13, 2010
teacup_carousel
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Ho hum, ho hum, after the absolute power house that was The Sandman I find myself assured in my beliefs that no one but Neil himself should ever write for the series. Over all this was a very bland collection of stories hat at times had very little to do with any of The Endless that ranged from mediocre to down right painful for the most of the book. However there were a few good pieces in here that definitely made it worth while to drudge through the lesser parts.
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Apr 24, 2009
Purplycookie
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For eight years, Gaiman mined this rich vein, only to stop at the height of the series' popularity, at a point in time when he felt the story he had in mind from the beginning had reached its natural conclusion. Gaiman's creations live on however, in DC's new series "The Dreaming", and in this anthology, written by several mainstream (i.e., non-comic book) writers.
Of Morpheus, from the Preface by Frank McConnell: "He is not a god; he is older than all the gods, and is More...
Of Morpheus, from the Preface by Frank McConnell: "He is not a god; he is older than all the gods, and is More...
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Dec 29, 2011
Airiz
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I’ll be blunt—this is perhaps not the best anthology of short stories about Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman graphic novels. They are not on par with the quality of the original series, although that’s not saying this collection is totally unreadable. It's just...dominated with duds. There are some shorts that are so engrossing like “Each Damp Thing,” “Splatter,” (my favorite!) and “Stoppt Clock Yard.” I also liked Tori Amos’ epilogue about Death, although technically it’s more like a personal reflecti
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Dec 28, 2011
Craven
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I rather liked this book of various written takes on Gaiman's Sandman. I thought it'd be fun, but actually found it to much more entertaining than I expected. The best thing about it was the Preface by Frank McConnell. If anything in here made me want to reread the graphic novels it was his take on it. Otherwise, this kind of rolls in flux like the comic does, lighthearted and comic to dark and disturbing. The stories usually have more to do with The Dreaming than Morpheus. Dream is also a more
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Jul 17, 2011
Utami
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Got this book as a birthday present from my sister :D
Agak kecewa karena disini Neil Gaiman sama sekali tidak menyumbangkan tulisan apapun -_-.
Buku ini adalah kumpulan cerita pendek dengan tema sentral tentang mimpi *as you can see from the title: Book of DREAMS*. Dan namanya saja kumpulan cerita, some are good, some are mediocre, some are not quite good. Some of the stories hooked me, while some others, I barely finished it.
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Agak kecewa karena disini Neil Gaiman sama sekali tidak menyumbangkan tulisan apapun -_-.
Buku ini adalah kumpulan cerita pendek dengan tema sentral tentang mimpi *as you can see from the title: Book of DREAMS*. Dan namanya saja kumpulan cerita, some are good, some are mediocre, some are not quite good. Some of the stories hooked me, while some others, I barely finished it.
I find "Splatter" was quite enjoyabl More...
Jul 11, 2011
Tim
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As comics and graphic novels go: the 'Sandman' series is the best I've read so far. Neil Gaiman's writing is fantastic and surreal in. The art, as well as the maligned and mixed panels on many pages, lend themselves to this novel's seemless blend of myth, dream, and our fleeting reality. Archetypes abound in this story, and you can either read into it, or enjoy the sheer horror and fantasy of The Sandman's plight. I believe 'Sandman' was Gaiman's first fictional work, and it was interesting
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Dec 17, 2009
H.
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The best thing I can say about this collection of stories is that it makes the source material that much better in comparison.
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Dec 03, 2011
Isabel
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This is an anthology of stories by various writers, about The Endless (Dream & his siblings from Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels). There is a tremendous variety of stories, some with one or more of the Endless as protagonists and others where they are peripheral characters. Personally, I liked those best where we got to see inside Dream's realm, where recurring dreams are acted out and broken dreams are mended. But that is probably because I haven't read the Sandman series, so it was all ne
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Oct 12, 2008
Izlinda
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I don't know if the newer printed edition of this (paperback, and with a different cover) is in any way different from this edition (hardcover with a yellow and blue cover with a raven). But I don't think they are, and this was the only the library had available.
It is strange to read stories in prose based in this universe made by Neil Gaiman. I've read the Dreaming and Destiny graphic novels after finishing the series (and the two Death graphic novels and the one drawn by Yoshitak More...
It is strange to read stories in prose based in this universe made by Neil Gaiman. I've read the Dreaming and Destiny graphic novels after finishing the series (and the two Death graphic novels and the one drawn by Yoshitak More...
Dec 08, 2007
Mary-Beth
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This is the first book I read with Gaiman's name on the cover. Big mistake. I used to enjoy picking up books of short stories because I figured it gave me a glimpse into lots of potential authors I could end up reading and liking. So it's not that I minded that there doesn't seem to be a single story by Gaiman in this collection (as far as I remember - I sold the book to a used bookstore ages ago).
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No, what bothered me is that these stories were all about Gaiman's fictional world. No More...
Mar 30, 2010
Manda
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It's a short story grab-bag of stories, which means you take the good with the bad. For me, there was very little good, a whole heaping of mediocre, and only some bad. Still, it means that it wasn't that memorable. I found that I only greatly liked three of the stories and two involved Desire, the other being the short fable of Dream and Death. Some played with narrative too much for my liking, some seemed without point, and some were trying too hard to evoke Gaiman and fell short or slightly of
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Jan 28, 2009
Nicole
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I really couldn't get into this book. I realize all the characters were symbolic of different things in life and I realize each story had a theme. Most of the stories, I would get half way through and just give up. I couldn't develop a connection with any of the stories which is a shame because by reading the description of the book, this should be right up my alley.
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Apr 02, 2011
D.M.
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This was only the second time I'd read this, and I couldn't get farther than the third story before admitting I wasn't enjoying a moment of it. This is a book for people who think things like the comic series The Dreaming or Books of Magic were as good as their source material. In other words, dull crap that wouldn't exist without a genuinely imaginative work from which to draw ideas. I won't be keeping my copy.
Nov 11, 2011
Wendy
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Really this should be 4 1/2 stars!!! I really did love this book - it's a collection of short stories about Sandman & because the writing styles are different for everyone who contributed - this is the ONLY reason I'm not giving it 5 stars. But as someone who has read the graphic novels by Mr. Gaiman, I could see all the scenes played out in my head as if it were a graphic novel as I read. I strongely recommend this book for anyone who enjoys the Sandman series - & if you're hestitant to pick up
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Sep 06, 2010
Connie
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Short stories on a theme with a persistent cast of characters across the works. Fantasy stories are a genre specialty, no dragons nor knights, just allegory and mythos. Read it for what it is and expect no more.
Jun 17, 2010
Felix
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This anthology was a nice re-visiting of Gaiman's universe of the Endless. I agree with other reviewers here on Goodreads that most of the stories neither achieve the level of sophistication nor the quality of the original comic. Also, it is not recommended for those who are as yet unacquainted with the original comic series, since many stories either presuppose a certain knowledge of the setting and the principal characters or (at least to my mind) rely on the reader's readiness to "get in
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May 05, 2009
Miriam
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Short stories by various authors, based on the Sandman graphic series. I may not have actually read every story, as I was illicitly reading this at a bookstore in Oxford without purchasing it.
Apr 29, 2009
James
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Had some very good stories that supplemented the original series well. Most of it was just okay though. Didn't really meet my expectations. Wish Neil had added something himself to the collection.
Jan 07, 2009
Darceylaine
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In this one we are not advancing a plot, it is a separate complete story for each of the "Endless" Really creative artful presentations. "Despair" was rough, but beautifully done.
Oct 02, 2011
Debra
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Never having read the Sandman series, I have nothing to compare this to. I simply didn't care for the stories and found myself skipping whole pages just to get through the book. Sigh.
Sep 05, 2011
Kate
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As with many collections, the stories were hit and miss. Overall, I liked the book though I found some stories verging on unreadable. There were enough very good ones to balance it out.
Jul 06, 2010
Leslie
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An excellant collection of short stories by some of my most favorite authors. I highly recommend this book to those while small amounts of time to read, a wonderful traveling companion.
Jul 29, 2010
Tricia
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Surrealistic. Prelude to inception perhaps? but basically if on reads 'The Endless', its connected. This is Morpheus realm, along with all the sandman illustrated series.
Jan 04, 2012
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Feb 20, 2011
Stacie
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As with most short story collections some pieces worked better than others, but those that were good were really, really good and they were in the majority.
Jan 11, 2012
Mars
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A collection of short stories, some 5-star, some 1-star, so went with the average. It's not terrible, and if you like Gaiman you will like this.
Oct 08, 2011
Scott
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Entertaining. A few good ones in there. The best was "Ain't You 'Most Done?" by Gene Wolfe..made the entire book worth reading.
Mar 08, 2010
Jason
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I foolishly didn't really look at this and assumed it was Neil's works, but it is crappy fan fic. Stay away, I couldn't even finish it.
Jul 21, 2009
Ashley
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As Liz told me - "It's fanfiction for The Sandman. Good fanfiction." And boy was she right. Many of the stories gave me the strange, heady euphoric feeling I get from Gaiman's works. While the stories aren't by Gaiman himself, they have the same brilliant imaginative resonance I've found in his works, and so I am perfectly happy to call them canon, and to recommend them to fans of The Sandman.
