Hello again,
It's been awhile....sorry about that. I'm in the midst of a reading slump and haven't been reading very much lately. That has also transferred over into blogging and my YouTube channel. I decided that it was too much to handle for me at this time. Then because I haven't been reading, I haven't had much to say. But anyway! I did recently read The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition by Neil Gaiman.
The illustrations in this graphic novel were very colorful. While some of the drawings were a little odd, the colors were really bright and really beautiful.
When I see illustrations that are like the ones in this graphic novel, I always wonder how people could be so creative and think up these different creatures. Though I'm sure it was a little easier in this case to have the story that Neil Gaiman thought up to help with inspiration. Some of these are really works of art. This book feels like works of art that have a story woven into it, rather than a traditional graphic novel.I'm still not really sure how I feel about this. It was a bit odd. I felt like I understood the story, but when I finished reading it, I also felt like maybe I was missing something. Did the meaning of the whole thing just fly right over my head? I felt like this was supposed to be some profound story and it read that way. However, once I was done reading, I was just said, "ok..."
But do take my opinion with a grain of salt when it comes to Neil Gaiman. His writing it hit or miss for me most of the time. I really want to just love everything he writes, but I don't. I enjoyed Trigger Warning and Stardust, but did not enjoy American Gods. According to my Goodreads page I didn't enjoy Neverwhere either. However, I don't remember anything about it and want to read it again.
Overall, the story was ok and while the illustrations were odd, they were really gorgeous. If you are a fan of Neil Gaiman and enjoy graphic novels, you should definitely pick this up. I gave it a 3 out of 5 stars.
Until next time,
Jenell
