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theeohgee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Classism, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual violence
roenfoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
While I often found the art style muddy, ugly, and difficult to read, it reflects the time and place in which the story occurs. It was appropriately filthy, irreverent, and dark.
Intriguing themes abound; power, class dynamics, the occult, and female sexual liberation and slavery.
From Hell wasn't perfect; at times it was a slog. At the end of each chapter I would spend an equal amount of time reading footnotes about mundane street names and obscure tertiary characters. Overall, though, it remained extremely compelling. I'll be thinking about it for a long time.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Gore, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Grief, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Confinement, Classism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Cursing, Medical content, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Minor: Incest, Vomit, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Homophobia