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Summary: Like a Shaman Drawing on a Cave Wall
Review: We used to paint our myths and dreams on cave walls for our shamans to interpret. Now, our shamans create graphic novels to help us interpret ourselves. Neil Gaiman's stories are successful because they blur the distinction between waking and dreams. In doing so, he reveals that such concepts as 'truth' and 'reality' coexists equally in both states. This is the first book of the Sandman series that I've read. So I had to judge it on its own merits, and I can honestly say that I'd recommend it.
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Summary: Great introduction to the series...
Review: Yeah, I know it's not the first volume in the series. But I don't think Neil Gaiman really hit his stride until Dream Country. As this collection is a bunch of stand alone short stories, I think it makes an excellent book get people hooked on the Sandman. There's Calliope, a one-hit novelist's muse really is one of the muses. He rapes and abuses his muse -- bad news when her ex comes to the rescue. Creepy, creepy story. Best of all, the collection includes the script to this story. A Dream of A Thousand Cats... A charming tale that shows what cats dream of, and why those dreams will never be reality. A Midsummer Night's Dream .. The real Oberon, Titania and Puck (and other fairies) attend the first performance of Shakespeare's classic play. Simply magical with superb art by Charles Vess. Facades ... The life of a has-been superheroine. It takes a silly and forgotten character and makes her painfully human. All of these stories are must-reads -- each told with different styles. What a wonderful way to sample what comics can be.
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