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Maybe we can get a moderator to move this to a new Discussion thread called: "Other Gaiman Books".
He also does kid books. My favorite s… -
Svithrir, I will go you one step further with the women taking the Moon's Road doing harm...
If they had not pulled the moon down, there would have been no hurricane, the building would not have fallen down, and Wanda & Maisie would not hav… -
Joi, Wow! What an awesome experience! I just liked "Ocean" because it showed how wise children can be. I will have to reread it again after I finish "Bones of the Moon" by Carroll.
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I liked "American Gods", "Anansi Boys", "Stardust", and "Neverwhere".
What did you think of "The Ocean at the End of the Lane"?
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The fourth or fifth Tarot card is "The Emperor" (depending on what number you begin counting).
It is a male card expressing power, fatherhood, discipline, tradition - sometimes to point of stagnation and inflexibility. But it carries solid stab… -
Svithrir, sorry not getting back to your comments sooner. Real world and all that.
In "The Sandman Companion" this book is noted as being the least popular. It is Mr Gaiman's favorite.
Not mine. I did not put a lot of energy into the analy… -
I never picked up on the "Oz in Reverse" thing. (Very cool Svithrir and Daniel.)
What I noticed was how it Barbie's loyalists (who seemed male to me) all sacrificed their lives for her (their queen). Most of the female characters lived. W… -
jynx,
regarding hurt, this comes up later too. And it is one of the heavier themes in Sandman.
When friends and family members choose to hurt themselves, what can you do?
I have had friends doing this to themselves now. (Thank g… -
What does Mr Gaiman appear to be saying about the differences between male & female gender roles in these stories?
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A number of things are turned upside down in this book. And it's more (Greek) comedy than (Greek) tragedy as compared to the other volumes.
Morpheus goes from being a stand off jerk, to playing the hero and rescuing a mortal.
The onl… -
AKBecky, Well said about Rainie!
I have not chased down Element Girl's back story but I did recently read another old DC superhero that Neil Gaiman worked on before Sandman. It's "Black Orchid". It helps to know a bit about "Swamp Thing" befor… -
Joi,
I saw 2 things differently than you did. I think we are both right. But it gets complicated...
Raine's dream showed her as more volunteering. She was told upfront that there was a chance she could be made super human. And she cr… -
The major characters have been introduced and firmly established in Vol I to III.
What standard mythological idea(s) does the author now turn inside out and upside down in Vol IV? -
Totz, I agree.
Dream fulfillment carries responsibility as there are logical consequences.
Manners & etiquette are pivotal. With one spoiler exception...
Desire seems the most immune to this but she comes off as the most scary n… -
Great stuff being tossed around!
When I first read Calliope, I just accepted M's decision not to accept her gratefulness after her rescue. Now I think that may have been a mistake on his part. If he had allowed her to come and go into his… -
Good point!
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twodogs9, you ask some excellent questions!
If this were a book, the descriptions would be definitive. But because it's a graphic novel, we are forced to figure out: what the heck is going on? (My opinions anyway...)
The Endless do … -
Part of why I like Sandman is because it fits with some short stories I had written before I ever read Sandman or Swamp Thing.
The first story is part of a series about a world that existing between the Creation Day 5 and 6.
I have l… -
Does wanting writing brilliance count as a bid for immortality?
That would tie 3 of 4 stories together... but how to tie in those cats?
Are all these stories lessons in the importance of acting ethically and having good manners? -
Jynx, yes, I could be wrong. Some of my ideas are great & fantastic and some are quite silly & dumb. And I spend a large chunk of my day thinking of what can wrong on the computers I program and what can I do to keep them & the Users out…