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Death: The High Cost of Living |
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Rating: Summary: A charming story about mortality. Review: (Sounds contradictory doesn't it?) A spin-of from DC/Vertigo Comics wildly sucessful "Sandman" books about the kind of dreams, this is one of two paperback collections featuring Death of the Endless, the Sandman's sister; a the deceptively youthful looking personification of Death in the form of a young woman. Death gets a day off every century or so, and in this story we follow her as she spends one of these breaks wandering New York City in the company of an prematurely morose young man. A beautiful story about making the most of your life. Recommended.
Rating: Summary: The book that taught me not to fear Death... Review: This book was given to me by a friend of mine, because he thought I would like the intro by Tori Amos. (I'm a big fan) Anyway, I not only enjoyed the intro, but I found myself reading the entire book, over and over again. I was going through a very rough emotional time in my life at that point, but in some strange way the cheerful image of Death that Gaiman depicts, actually gave me comfort. She teaches us not to fear Death, because she is just a natural part of life like any other. She is there for us from the beginning till the end...
Rating: Summary: Death is My Hero Review: "She is the kind of girl all girls want to be..." Death is comfortable in her job, but she is aslo empathetic to those she must meet. It's like you get to to queen of the world for a day, just one day, then you are gone and no one will remember you, but just for that day you know how the other half lives...That's what it's all about. If I had the money I would by everyone in the world a copy of this book and make them read it.
Rating: Summary: Because I could not stop for Death.... Review: Ever since her first appearance in Sandman #8, I (along with so many other readers) have loved the character of Death, and in this story, we come to love her more. We get a glimpse at the one day in a century that she must be human, and we see, through the eyes of one who must take lives away, how wonderous and strange human existence is. It's tough to feel sorry for yourself as you listen to her talk about the little things, like the chemical aftertaste being one of the unexpected bonuses of hot dogs. She is your best friend, your older sister, and someone who will always forgive you your idiocies because she, who was never human and never will be, understands what it is to be alive, and to be a human being. Overly philosophical? Maybe. But she's worth it.
Rating: Summary: The Sound of Her Wings Review: The woman you are about to meet isn't called Death just because the tuff-sounding name compliments her heavy eye make up and black jeans. She really is Death, the reaper, the one who takes you away when you have had it. It turns out the cloak and the scyth thing were just bad press; there's nothing grim about her after all. Neil Gaiman fashions Death after the story in the Caballa where the Angel of Death is so beautiful that upon finaly seeing it (him or her)you fall in love so hard, so fast that your soul is pulled out through your eyes. He didn't want a death that agonized over her role, or who took grim delight in her job, or who didn't care. He wanted a Death that you'd like to meet, in the end. Someone who would care. I think he succeeded. Though there is a family resembalce between her and her younger brother Sandman she is in many ways his opposite, sensible, delightful, and nice. This novel version of the three part mini series that helped launch DC-Vertigo follows Death through the streets of New York in 1993. It's turns out one day in every century Death takes on mortal flesh, better to comprehend what the lives she takes must feel like, to taste the bitter tang of mortality: And this is the price she must pay for being the divider of the living from all that has gone before, all that must come after. She embodies the 16 year old Didi, whos family recently died in a car accident. We enter clueless, as Sexton does. As his understanding grows about her true self so does ours. The plot twists and drops out from under your many times,leading you on a merry goosechase of emotions. You may even find yourself turning back a few pages to re-read and try to find out what you may have missed, but in the end all is explained, leaving you with that curious, empty, "what-if?" feeling in the pit of your stomach. That almost always leads us to pick it up and enjoy it again. I have thoroughly enjoyed this insite to the workings of the world. I am certain you will as well.
Rating: Summary: That girl will be the death of me.. Review: What a wonderful book! It emphasizes the idea of living life to it's fullest and has very memorable characters, some recognizable from the Sandman series. It is humorous, and warm-hearted...though it does have some dark moments. Overall, this is a very enjoyable view into "a day in the life" of Death!
Rating: Summary: A sweet and lovely Death! Review: Neil Gaiman's portrayal of Death as a sweet Gothette with a sense of humor and a marvelous joie de vivre is far from the usual cloaked figure with scythe. In Death: The High Cost of Living, she adventures with a somewhat suicidal young man named Sexton, showing him the intrinsic value of living. They encounter the darling dyke duo, popstar Foxglove and here dear domestic and pregnant love Hazel the chef, who provide a glimpse of the glamorous life and its toll on otherwise loving relationships. Gaiman's clever turns of plot and stolidly real characterization rivet interest and unfailingly engage reader attention. There is so much here to appeal to a young adult and older teen audience, but the depth of character and complexity of plot will resound with and delight more mature audiences. Longtime comics readers will quickly become Gaiman fans (and what pleasures await them in his Sandman and Books of Magic tales!) and those who either have never know or had abandoned the four-color medium should give it a try. This and Death: The Time of Your Life will not fail to please and to distract.
Rating: Summary: This story has slept around in my head for years. Review: True to his work on the Sandman, Gaimen made another great contribution to comic-book literature when he wrote Death's first mini-series. This is the most intresting personification of death in any book/comic/movie I've ever seen. I still dig it out of my file cabnit every couple months and read it front to back.
Rating: Summary: Comics as an art form Review: This was my introduction to the comics work of Neil Gaiman, and one of the main reasons why I continue to be a great fan of the genre. If you're gratified by "Fantastic Four," don't bother. If you want a very mature, thoughtful presentation, step into "Death: The High Cost of Living" with confidence. You'll be delighted.
Rating: Summary: Lovely! Review: This book is absolutely wonderful. A great story and beautiful atrwork. I would recommend it to anyone.
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