One thing I noticed about The Sandman was that several artists were involved, and I found it jarring when different people drew Morpheus–it got harder to focus on what was going on. Of course, these were initially published as comic books–so the serial comics published as graphic novels–is it fair to qualify them as graphic novels, as they weren’t meant to be read all in one sitting? (Of course, then there’s the argument that in Dickens’s time, novels were published serially…)

I also love considering all the levels of allusion (which Gaiman is really good at).

I’m interested in the technique and art of storytelling itself so anything along that line would interest me. My questions are for any or all of the fiction titles in your list:

How was Point-of-View handled? Was there a single POV character or did it alternate among two or more. Was it always clear whose eyes and mind were filtering?

How was language used to set tone and mood?

Was the prose dense or spare? Were sentences generally simple or complex?

How was metaphor used? Were associations fresh or did they tend toward cliche? Did they add to your understanding of the theme?

What was the central or organizing theme?

How does the title relate to the story? Was it fitting?
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BTW I’m hosting a book giveaway this week. Four copies of Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Four chances to enter until Saturday 3PM PST.

I think I didn’t help at all. Hahaha. So goodluck! Was the graphic novel as thought-provoking as the novel itself or something actually got lost in translating the medium into comics?