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alukemartin'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
librarianryan's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Well, this was an interesting read. This graphic novel starts out as a murder mystery that is very bloody and very gory. It gets into occultism and then moves further along the case, as the original investigator becomes a murderer. Then to the new investigators becoming hostages in a sex cult, that all links into HP Lovecraft. I have found Lovecraft stories to be very interesting and this take on them is quite a bit disturbing. I find it disturbing both for the monsters, the sex, the blood, the gore all of it. I can’t say that I liked and/or enjoyed this book but I did find it interesting. While I do like a lot of Alan Moore’s understand why this was published indie instead of with DC or some other mainstream publisher. My final thoughts are basically “what the f… did I just read?”
Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Rape, and Sexual assault
jeremydaniel's review against another edition
2.5
I understand Moore’s intention of pulling back the curtain on Lovecraft’s personal beliefs and mythos but, specifically regarding the mythos, I think Lovecraft’s references to ‘nameless rituals’ leaves a lot more to each reader’s personal imagination than the gruesome sequence Moore presents.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
Moderate: Confinement
mildred981's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence
sobral's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Body horror, and Confinement
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Gore
Minor: Racism, Mental illness, Sexism, Excrement, Addiction, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Animal death