I really have enjoyed all the Sandman books so far. By the way this was my FIRST review so any positive feedback will be GREATLY appreciated, oh and thank you Neil Gaiman for another amazing installment to The Sandman Chronicles all of which were amazing the only problem I had with them was that there was not enough of them! However I'm not going to spoil this Volume for you by giving away to much you should read it for yourself it was fantastic and reminded me very much of Alice in Wonderland. 2 The Doll's House she dreamed about then as well) which is apparently being ruled by a creature called The Cuckoo (yes like the bird, intentionally) who is not at all what it seems when one day she gets sucked into this world by one of her freaky neighbors and it turns out he was working for The Cuckoo all along.
Barbie and Ken have broken up an Barbie is now living in an apartment next door to her female (not quite) best friend Wanda and their two lesbian friends Hazel and Foxglove anyway Barbie has been having weird dreams lately about this magical world (which if you read Vol. This volume was not only about personal acceptance and the relationships we have with others but also about how each of us one day have to grow up whether the child in us wants us to or not and sometimes it's very hard to let go of our childhood dreams. I found that even though Dream didn't appear much in this volume (and I love dream he was my favorite character) that this was one of my favorite volumes in the entire Sandman Chronicles. The end of the story leaves one with such a good feeling because it is somewhat of an epiphany, but not one of those brief, sudden, realisations - more a realisation that is complex and deep, one that has been building momentum for a long time and finally comes together in the end. The mystery builds wonderfully and the intricate plot develops so gently and subtly up to its conclusion, which is beautiful and perfect. But the story was so interesting - quietly so - you know, in unobvious way. At first I didn't like it so much, there was a subtle menace and darkness and maybe I'm just a sissy but too much of that kind of thing wears me down. Gaiman does excellent work with these characters, as he explores them in depth and they each develop as the plot progresses.
There are also the residents in Barbara's block of flats: The feisty Wanda, a woman who was born in a man's body Thessaly, a superior-acting witch sensitive Hazel and tough Foxglove (who are a couple) creepy George and the listless Barbara.
There are the inhabitants of Barbara's dream world who are suitably comical, noble and mischievous. In A GAME OF YOU the focus shifts from the Sandman to woman named Barbara, who gets drawn back into a world which she, as a child, had frequented.
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