Reading: Sandman vols 1-3 and Lumberjanes vols 2-5

[white_hart]

After reading the first volume of Lumberjanes yesterday I remembered that I'd had a copy of Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes sitting on my shelves for a very long time, and decided that I should give it a go. (I think I'd looked at it before, but found the artwork so busy, and the storyline so dark, that I hadn't wanted to persevere.) I ended up reading it from cover to cover while not watching an episode of Midsomer Murders; the artwork is busy, the storylines are often darker than I would normally read, and I'm not a great graphic novel reader (I'm sure I miss lots of things as I race through), but I was absolutely spellbound and got to the end desperate to plunge onward. So I signed up for a free trial of Kindle Unlimited which let me read the second and third volumes for free. (The second is a single story; the third is four standalone stories, one of which features cats and another of which is the one Sandman story I'd previously read, A Midsummer Night's Dream, which a housemate when I was at university had.)

Having exhausted the Kindle Unlimited-available Sandman, I resisted the urge to buy the remaining volumes at one go (they aren't cheap, and while I do enjoy reading graphic novels I go through them at such a rate that I'm never quite sure the enjoyment justifies the cost), and instead thought I'd read the next few Lumberjanes collections, which are also free on Kindle Unlimited. Having been a bit underwhelmed by the first one, reading more of them I found that the characters definitely grew on me, and I really appreciate the body diversity and inclusion of queer characters in a YA series.

Comments

[white_hart]

Thanks for the offer, though actually both of my swimming friends have full sets so I can probably borrow copies closer to home!

[perennialanna]

Nearer copies would definitely be more convenient.