This is probably controversial considering that Sandman is such a classic, but I just had a pretty hard time following the plot. I love Death annd Dream and the dream world, but I was confused and somewhat put off by there apparently being terrestrial superheroes in this universe? It's a traditional comic thing, I know, but not really for me.
On top of that, the latter half of the book about the central villain of this story arc was off-putting and disgusting to me. I liked the resolution, but would have liked the book much much more without any of that ark at all.

I think I'll still give the next one a try. We'll see if it focuses more on the things I loved or those I didn't.