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ina_hkh's review against another edition
3.0
Det er artig å lese Jack the Ripper-teorier, og fra et historisk perspektiv er det fascinerende å lese om forholdene og de stusselige kårene som folk levde under på slutten av 1800-tallet i Whitechapel, London. Tegningene kler den grimme fortellingen godt, men er til tider vanskelig å tolke. Fonten har heller ikke veldig god lesbarhet bestandig, men er usikker på om det gjelder originalen også, da min utgave er en begredelig oversettelse fra dansk av Faraos Cigarer. Blir nødt til å relese den på engelsk en gang.
11corvus11's review against another edition
5.0
Take this rating with a grain of salt because I read this 15 or so years ago when I did not know what I know today. But, all I remember is that it gave me severe nightmares. So, it must have captured the subject matter well enough to have that effect. I recall reading that Moore spent 10 years researching it or something.
nicovreeland's review against another edition
5.0
This book embodies all the best traits of Alan Moore's writing-- but it also embodies all his worst traits.
Among the best: the intricate clockwork plot, the formal experimentation, the bucking of every trend and trope.
Among the worst: the mother of all info dumps, the need to introduce us to each and every character first, before telling us what the hell is happening or what these people have to do with it.
Moore expects more from his reader than certainly any other graphic novel writer, and more than almost any writer living. We're deep into the fifth chapter of this sixteen-chapter story before the character introductions stop and we can begin to make sense of who these people are and what they have to do with Jack the Ripper.
Moore also rewards his readers accordingly, and ties all these many threads together beautifully.
All in all, it's a very good book that I often hated reading.
Among the best: the intricate clockwork plot, the formal experimentation, the bucking of every trend and trope.
Among the worst: the mother of all info dumps, the need to introduce us to each and every character first, before telling us what the hell is happening or what these people have to do with it.
Moore expects more from his reader than certainly any other graphic novel writer, and more than almost any writer living. We're deep into the fifth chapter of this sixteen-chapter story before the character introductions stop and we can begin to make sense of who these people are and what they have to do with Jack the Ripper.
Moore also rewards his readers accordingly, and ties all these many threads together beautifully.
All in all, it's a very good book that I often hated reading.
baasanka's review against another edition
4.0
The art style in this is fantastic - simple, black and white, just ink and paper. A number of the panels look like quick sketches, which works very well, and, to be honest, as an amateur artist I've picked up a couple of good ideas on how to draw this and that.
The story features a few of the elements I adore in fiction - there's mystery and mysticism, a good dollop of cynicism, brutality. The plot at times was a little bit hard to follow, which is the main reason why I'm subtracting a star, but apart from a few small criticisms I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
The story features a few of the elements I adore in fiction - there's mystery and mysticism, a good dollop of cynicism, brutality. The plot at times was a little bit hard to follow, which is the main reason why I'm subtracting a star, but apart from a few small criticisms I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
j_almat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kennisn's review against another edition
3.0
A gruesome examination of the Jack the Ripper story - Alan Moore clearly demonstrates his brilliance. This is a great work of literary art. Yet, like many great works of art (and perhaps this was intentional), it is very difficult to digest. The density of Moore's writing can suffocate the reader. I found myself forcefully pushing through certain chapters. At the same time,it gave me a sense that the personality of Moore's "Jack the Ripper" was similarly dense and difficult to comprehend. In the same way, Eddie Campbell's black and white impressionistic pen and ink drawing is very difficult to get used to. Characters are often indecipherable from one another. However, it truly creates an extremely dark and tumultuous atmosphere for this story. Difficulties in reading aside, I did enjoy From Hell - it transported me to a dismal and horrific location and enveloped me in a terrifying tale of murder and intrigue. In essence, taking me To Hell and back.
_ash0_'s review against another edition
Too graphic and horrific. Not for the faint hearted people like me. It is about Jack the ripper who was a serial killer in Victorian London. In this book, he does surgeries and removes internal organs of women and makes them turn mad. He has a madhouse full of such women and it looks like Queen Victoria gave him assignments herself to turn his grandson's wife and some prostitutes who knew about this wife, mad. I cannot read it anymore so DNFing it.
rachbake's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Gore
george_r's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5