Sandman

American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
read: 2019

I had a very Neil-Gaiman-y stretch in 2019 where I was reading Coraline with my son and Sandman on my own.  Sandman is interesting in that several of the story arcs barely involve the titular Sandman/Morpheus/Dream. Perhaps my favorite volume was A Game of You, where he appears only briefly. His diminished presence works in part because the character of Dream is tough to like: consumed by duty, grudge-bearing, moody, aloof no fun at parties. He's better when softened by his relationships with his sisters Delirium and Death or even his rare mortal friend like Hob Gadling.