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The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You
by Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, George Pratt, Stan Woch
from Vertigo

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Now I See
  The last three volumes of The Sandman have completely outdone what came before. I thought there were glimmers of a good story in the first two volumes, but the storytelling itself was so clunky and unfocused that it was hard to find what really made me keep reading. Well, I'm glad I did, because the fifth volume, "A Game of You," is easily the best written installment so far.
  While the Sandman himself hardly appears in this volume, I didn't find that frustrating at all. By this point, Gaiman has begun... more info

• Another solid addition to the Sandman mythos
  The fifth Sandman collection sees Gaiman tackle the traditional fantasy/fairy tale 'quest' story. This is an interesting tale, one of the most traditionally-structured in the series, and once again makes use of the history already established in the series whilst setting up elements for use in future stories.
  Barbie, the young woman who was one of Rose Walker's housemates in The Doll's House, has relocated to New York City and now lives in an apartment block. Other residents of the block include a... more info

• Graphic SF Reader
  A messed up girl named Barbie has created a dream world with some serious problems. After blocking this out of a mind for her time, and not dreaming, eventually her dream world gets to her.
  This drags in her friends and neighbours, who happen to include an immortal witch, and an agent of her dream foe.
  Through a drawing down the moon ritual, the women involved enter the dream world to try and rectify things and find Barbie.
  Needless to say, Morpheus is not at all amused, when he finally has... more info

• Not your grandad's comic book . . .
  This is one my two favorites in the 11-volume "Sandman" series, which has proven Gaiman to be a genius storyteller. I think I like this one especially because it's a full-length continuing story, not a collection of short pieces, and because the characters are terrific (all of them are just ordinary people, including the witch and the princess), and also because Gaiman is a master of poetic dialogue. The story begins in a New York tenement for mostly women, all of them genuine characters, and several of... more info

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