I am honestly not sure about how to go about writing a review of this. A majority of the book is one full story, but then there are a batch of semi-unrelated other stories at the end -- most of which have been adapted in the Netflix series The Sandman. I have written a review of the show HERE. If I remember correctly, it's mostly me gushing about how good it is. The source material here is just as good, even if I'm not a giant fan of the art.
I really did enjoy my reading experience, finishing most of it over a day. Particularly striking was the "Waiting for the End of the World" bit, following Dream retrieving the Ruby. I definitely enjoyed that more here than I did the Netflix episode depicting it.
The only other note I have is that I wish the issue titles were included in a more prominent place, in addition to the covers. Some are included in the art of the comic itself but I really had to search a couple times.
I'm really looking forward to the next volume and stories I haven't previously experienced.
Favorite Lines
"People think dreams aren't real because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real but they are made of viewpoints, of images, or memories and puns and lost hopes..." - John Dee
"The only reason people die, is because everyone does it. You all just go along with it. It's rubbish, death. It's stupid. I don't want nothing to do with it." - Hob Gadling
"Thing need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot." - Dream
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