Questions About The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)

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I heard there are rape jokes in here. Is it true?

Christen Yes, but the characters who make the rape jokes are not role models in the slightest. The joke itself is cringe-inducing within context and does not m…moreYes, but the characters who make the rape jokes are not role models in the slightest. The joke itself is cringe-inducing within context and does not make light of rape.

If you are worried about the content be warned: this is not a children's series. It has depictions of some of the worst aspects of human nature (abuse, gory murder, sexual depravity, etc.). The comic series never idolizes these things, but they are in there. If a single rape joke, told by some of the worst characters, concerns you, then you might want to think twice about the series.

If you could handle the "24-hours" plot line from the first book, then you can handle this book.(less)

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So.....the Sandman series are Graphic Novels?

Dominick Well, more or less yes. Some volumes aren't so much single coherent narratives as collections of short stories (e.g. volume 3). Others are indeed cons…moreWell, more or less yes. Some volumes aren't so much single coherent narratives as collections of short stories (e.g. volume 3). Others are indeed constructed as more cohesive single narratives, but the earlier volumes, especially, often feel less like novels than linked sequences of stories (e.g. the Hob Gadling chapter of The Doll's House comes smack between what one would think of as two consecutive chapters and doesn't really fit in with the overall narrative of Dream corralling his errant major arcana).(less)

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I want to skip all that stuff about the convention, collectors and the Corinthian. Is this going to affect my understanding on the later parts of the series? Will I miss much? Those parts are getting tedious for me.

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