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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
This was a good graphic retelling of the history, as accurately as we are possibly able to, of Jack the Ripper. It goes into the lives surrounding the 5 women who were murdered as well as the motives behind the man Jack the Ripper, and the police investigation. It does take some liberties and assumptions. Most of it is based off of the research of other Ripper scholars, and either deep knowledge or using the appendix to understand some of the pages of the text. If you are interested in Jack the Ripper, this is definitely a good, deep, source for further information.
DNF at part-way through chapter 4.
I could not get into this book at all. The art style was not to my taste, and the dialogue was very overwrought and history-heavy, and I just hated every second of it. I don't know if I'll ever try to read this again.
I could not get into this book at all. The art style was not to my taste, and the dialogue was very overwrought and history-heavy, and I just hated every second of it. I don't know if I'll ever try to read this again.
Too slow, lost interest. Might try again some time, just lost steam and wasn't in the mood.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Je pense que le travail biographique derrière est titanesque. Malheureusement, je n'ai pas du tout accroché au style graphique, je n'arrivais des fois même pas à comprendre ce qui était représenté.
L'histoire de base est glauque, mais les dessins la rendait insupportable. J'ai lu la fin en diagonale seulement.
Trop de digressions, trop d'ellipses, il y a des passages auxquels je n'ai rien compris du tout :/
L'histoire de base est glauque, mais les dessins la rendait insupportable. J'ai lu la fin en diagonale seulement.
Trop de digressions, trop d'ellipses, il y a des passages auxquels je n'ai rien compris du tout :/
logging this here because it’s not on comicbookroundup where i usually post comic reviews
It was definitely an interesting taking on the Ripper legend. I enjoyed it.
Full book vs. movie review on my blog!
Alan Moore didn't just come up with the story for this on a whim. He based most of it on meticulous research and at the end of the graphic novel you get a detailed list of sources. In fact, you get a list of just about each panel in the comic and the source that inspired it. That's a whole other level of dedication!
While I enjoyed the idea behind From Hell, I did have some problems with the execution. The whole thing is in black and white. On one hand, I like it as it underlines the somber atmosphere but on the other hand, it made it pretty difficult to actually see what's going on. From time to time I actually had a little trouble following the story as I couldn't figure out right away who the characters in the panels were supposed to be. That got on my nerves pretty quickly.
Honestly, I think the only reason I was able to make sense of the story was that I had seen the movie some years ago.
Furthermore, this one is pretty long. So unless you are interested in Jack the Ripper (and made already read some books on the matter to help make sense of this) I am not sure I would recommend it. Although I found From Hell very interesting, it took me a while to finish it and did drag on at times.
Alan Moore didn't just come up with the story for this on a whim. He based most of it on meticulous research and at the end of the graphic novel you get a detailed list of sources. In fact, you get a list of just about each panel in the comic and the source that inspired it. That's a whole other level of dedication!
While I enjoyed the idea behind From Hell, I did have some problems with the execution. The whole thing is in black and white. On one hand, I like it as it underlines the somber atmosphere but on the other hand, it made it pretty difficult to actually see what's going on. From time to time I actually had a little trouble following the story as I couldn't figure out right away who the characters in the panels were supposed to be. That got on my nerves pretty quickly.
Honestly, I think the only reason I was able to make sense of the story was that I had seen the movie some years ago.
Furthermore, this one is pretty long. So unless you are interested in Jack the Ripper (and made already read some books on the matter to help make sense of this) I am not sure I would recommend it. Although I found From Hell very interesting, it took me a while to finish it and did drag on at times.
Alan Moore is a master of graphic novels. His stuff is unparalleled and everyone should read them.
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No