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.
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