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And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.
2/5 Stars (%36/100)
From the entire book, I think I only highlighted 2 or 3 sentences. This is only to emphasize that the book was not very useful for me (for my thesis argument). Clear from the title, the book is a collection of essays that compare and contrast Gaiman's works and philosophy, mostly Greek. The essays on American Gods were quite nice but the others are big meh, especially about The Graveyard Book. Overall, I found the book tedious and not fun to read. It is not for me but it might be for you, give it a go I guess.
2/5 Stars (%45/100)
This is high 2 stars for me mainly because it was not very useful for my thesis argument. I'm definitely not saying it was a bad book but I was too focused on finding something useful. The book mainly focuses on Gaiman's collaborators throughout his career. Those parts were not very interesting to me. The interview sections with Gaiman himself were quite fun. The pictures throughout the book were also a nice touch. However, the interview with Gaiman focuses on his graphic novels, mainly The Sandman, and his relationship with the aforementioned collaborators. Overall, it was an okay book for me and I would use it as a reference.
3/5 Stars (%62/100)
Compared to Prescott's other book on Neil Gaiman, I found this one both less useful and fun to read. The book contains several essays that analyze Gaiman's works (mainly graphic novels) under the light of feminist theory. The essays are somewhat useful for my thesis but that is another case. I found myself getting bored from time to time, especially compared to the other book I've mentioned. This book was published first so I can see how Prescott improved as an editor. Overall, it is a good source especially if you are into feminist theory along with fantasy.
3/5 Stars (%65/100)
Compared to Sommers's other books, Critical Insights and Conversations, I found this book less useful, at least for my thesis argument. The book focuses more on the comics and Gaiman's visual style. There are indeed parts that I will quote but overall, the other two books proved to be more useful. This, of course, applies only to me and one could find the book extremely useful. Other than its usefulness, it was a fun read. It is also a good starting point to Gaiman's career as the book talks about The Sandman in detail.
4/5 Stars (%81/100)
Since I am writing my MA thesis on Gaiman, this book proved to be invaluable to me. Recently, I've read many books similar to this but this is by far one of the best for a variety of reasons. The essays are well-chosen and I found most of them useful for my argument. So, the most important thing for me was the usefulness. However, as a reader, I also enjoyed the book as I learned more and more about Gaiman himself. Consequently, if you're a Gaiman scholar or planning to be one, this is a must-read. If you are looking to learn more about Gaiman and his works, this is still a really good source.
Before reading this book, I assumed it was a classic "American Dream" novel, and it's flashing the "old money lifestyle" of the 50s. But, I was wrong. Obviously, Fitzgerald blended the desperate romantic Gatsby with the era which makes the book heavier and sad. I really liked the clean writing and advice-type quotes about life. Despite all of this, I did not approve of the character development of Daisy. It was clearly obvious that The Great Gatsby was written by men since Daisy & Myrtle described as an object. Maybe he wrote that way just to show the old times behaviours towards women but - I noticed the lack of character development anyway.
My favourite quotes:
"I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life."
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Since this book was the owner of a Nobel 98' literature prize, my expectations were already high for this book. Even though that was my first Saramago novel, his language was quite simple and smooth to understand. I like the fact that he did not mention any "specific" names in the book but I managed to differentiate people easily.
Plus, I really felt and see all of the similes throughout the book. I felt uncomfortable, nervous, and upset at the same time which is an awesome reaction since it's hard to reflect those feelings through words.
The underlying logic/moral of the book was astonishing for me as well. I like the thing about him that he used "blindness" and "governments", "soldiers" as a metaphor but also felt extremely real at the same time. It was quite a "dystopian-ish" book that I think everyone should read at once.
My favorite quotes from blindness:
"..all the images in the church had their eyes covered, statues with a white cloth tied around the head, paintings with the thick brushstroke of white paint... that priest must have committed the worst sacrilege of all times and all religions, the fairest and most radically human, coming here to declare that, ultimately, God does not deserve to see."
"I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind. Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see."
3/5 Stars (%64/100)
Overall, it was a good chapter. However, compared to the previous volumes (which were full of action), this one felt a bit slow and boring at times. This volume is about Post-Kawaki Arc meaning the aftermath of the big battle against Isshiki. Only Code remains from Kara and our heroes try to get stronger while Code plans his revenge. I don't like Code and his character is not really interesting. However, Kawaki is super interesting to me. I love his character development and his interaction with Boruto and Naruto. This volume feels a bit like a filler but the next one will probably be better.
