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Watchmen by Alan Moore

35 reviews

amelisan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Murder, War, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia and Adult/minor relationship

brnineworms's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What can I say about Watchmen that hasn’t been said already? You don’t need me to tell you it’s good. Its reputation as a well-crafted masterpiece and an exemplary demonstration of the comic book medium/superhero genre precedes it. The characters are complex and compelling, the story has depth and pathos, the artwork has a good amount of detail and strikes a healthy balance between realism and stylisation. Each chapter is followed by an extract from an in-universe autobiography, magazine article, or other such document. Not only does that introduce some lore, it’s also a welcome break in format which prevents the regular panels becoming monotonous.

I don’t want to say too much about the story, partly for the sake of avoiding spoilers but also because I want to avoid underselling it. It’s hard-hitting and intricate. I knew it’d be good but even with my expectations set high it blew me away.

A must-read. If you’ve already read it, read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism, Body horror, Police brutality, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Stalking, Rape, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicide, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Outing, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Car accident

rlgreen91's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Ok - so I finally got around to finishing this purely because the library book was due back and I needed to return it.  My rating here of 3 stars is less about the merits of the book itself and more about my personal opinion of the book.

When reading Watchmen, it's very clear how groundbreaking it must have been.  If you dabble just a bit in "nerd culture", even just in the form of superhero movies, you can see the widespread influence Watchmen has had on graphic novels, comic books, and superhero stories. I can and do appreciate all of that.

But man, in terms of actually trying to read this?  It was a slog for me.  Sure, once I got started, I would get into it, but overall reading the book felt more like a chore than a pleasurable activity.  It's strange, because this type of work is normally right up my alley, but I found myself picking other books over this one, including other graphic novels and comic books.  I'm not really sure what happened here.

So yes, this was a pioneering book, you should read it to understand its place in literature and how it affected pop culture, yada yada.  But I won't promise that you'll enjoy the ride. 3 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Rape

Minor: Murder, Sexual assault, Cancer, Infidelity, and Homophobia

scarlettkellett's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Homophobia

unibadger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child death, Sexual assault, Cancer, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexism

vinegardad's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The og dark superhero store, the blueprint for shit like Man of Steel and Batman’s darker side. Brilliant but  really messed up. I annotated this book 😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual violence, Violence, Ableism, Death, Rape, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Child abuse

noahhare's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Gore, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and War

soupstix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs

jakobvongunten's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gore, and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Homophobia

amberhammon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Murder