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ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
5.0
A masterpiece by Moore and Gibson introduces and follows Halo Jones as the hero in a dystopian, overcrowded and violent future. Her character will grow and at the end of the series you see a complete transformation. If there is something to want is that the series ended too abruptly, but the plot threads served by Moore were all perfect enough to compensate for it.
drewwoodworth's review against another edition
4.0
This was my second attempt to read this, and, to be honest, I almost bailed halfway through book one. I mean, this is by Alan Moore, easily one of my top five favorite writers so why is it not drawing me in. Then.. something clicked and it became a fascinating character study in a fascinating sci-fi world that is both familiar and unique, at the same time. Glad I powered through.
spacephilosopher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
rebeccacider's review against another edition
5.0
Feminist dystopian science fiction, and officially one of my favorite comic books ever.
justiceofkalr's review against another edition
4.0
It actually took me a little bit to get into this, particularly with all the made up language/slang that's heavily flung at you in the beginning. I was just kind of meh about the first book. It felt kind of cheesy over the top at first, but as it went along I got used to it and the slang also got a little less used as well. The second and third books really picked up and made book 1 retrospectively better. As a whole I really liked it.
dryden's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
robin_dh's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
srreid's review against another edition
3.0
Well that was a bit of a slog.
First third was pretty uninteresting. Far too much sci-fi speak of makey up words makes it hard to follow. Plus the main part of the first book is just a shopping trip, exciting stuff!
Second picked up a bit, but still not a lot going on. Still pretty average after part 2, averageness explained in the prologue to book 2 - she is an average character who's most famous quote is 'anyone could've done it'
Final third got some decent action, which redeemed this review to 3 stars. Overall very disjointed - it shows these were written at different times.
First third was pretty uninteresting. Far too much sci-fi speak of makey up words makes it hard to follow. Plus the main part of the first book is just a shopping trip, exciting stuff!
Second picked up a bit, but still not a lot going on. Still pretty average after part 2, averageness explained in the prologue to book 2 - she is an average character who's most famous quote is 'anyone could've done it'
Final third got some decent action, which redeemed this review to 3 stars. Overall very disjointed - it shows these were written at different times.
nobodyatall's review against another edition
5.0
That was ace, really fun and interesting.
The art was a bit difficult to start with, dark and dense, but it either improved or I got used to it and then it was brill all the way through.
The art was a bit difficult to start with, dark and dense, but it either improved or I got used to it and then it was brill all the way through.