Book: Neil Gaiman, "The Sandman - A Game Of You"
Sandman vol. 5, A Game of You, Neil Gaiman, 1991-1992.
I'm reading Sandman all out of order. That's all right, though. Particularly with a volume like this, which is one self-contained story. Was pretty good, too.
I don't know, but I'm not as absolutely floored by Sandman stuff as some people seem to be. It's very good, yes, but I've yet to be astounded. (But if I demanded to be astounded by everything, I'd be in a sad state.)
The fantasy elements weirded me out a bit at first, until they began to make sense in terms of the entire story -- a sub-world in dreams which is real in itself but still dependent on the minds of those in the "real" world. I loved how the way the worlds were set up was actually explained, rather than just left hanging.
Not many other comments, certainly not beyond the analysis the rest of the world has come up with, but I absolutely loved the veil at the end.
Gonna have to do it to myself some time.
(Yeah, I know, this was a pretty pathetic book "review" but I said this is what I'm doing ... )
I'm reading Sandman all out of order. That's all right, though. Particularly with a volume like this, which is one self-contained story. Was pretty good, too.
I don't know, but I'm not as absolutely floored by Sandman stuff as some people seem to be. It's very good, yes, but I've yet to be astounded. (But if I demanded to be astounded by everything, I'd be in a sad state.)
The fantasy elements weirded me out a bit at first, until they began to make sense in terms of the entire story -- a sub-world in dreams which is real in itself but still dependent on the minds of those in the "real" world. I loved how the way the worlds were set up was actually explained, rather than just left hanging.
Not many other comments, certainly not beyond the analysis the rest of the world has come up with, but I absolutely loved the veil at the end.
Gonna have to do it to myself some time.
(Yeah, I know, this was a pretty pathetic book "review" but I said this is what I'm doing ... )