Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

27 reviews

luca_284_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Genocide, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Child death

gigi47's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I think this book rewired my brain chemistry when I read it at like 14 lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, War, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Homophobia

wetdirtreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Antisemitism, Body horror, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Outing, Pregnancy, Cancer, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, and Ableism

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

bigkidbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

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

isaac_trenti's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This is a great example of the sheer range of how comic books/graphic novels can be used for storytelling. However, it comes at the expense of a very "fluffy" narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Murder, and Sexual assault

sunn_bleach's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

The book that single-handedly got me to take comic books seriously as an artist format.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Child death

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