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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
From Hell is a great read, and a big investment of time. This graphic novel is HUGE. Moore did such thorough research that this graphic novel is one of the most comprehensive works on the Jack the Ripper murders. Moore picks one theory as to whom Jack really was and why the murders are committed, but in the appendices, he delves into the other possible suspects, and why they are or are not good candidates to be Jack the Ripper. It's a fascinating read, and I recommend it to any who are intrigued by the Ripper murders, as well as to those who enjoy historical graphic novels.
A horrifying, heartbreaking, and amazing work of art.
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder
Es una novela oscura y la verdad es que no me apetecía especialmente retomarla, pero una vez que empezaba, tampoco quería parar. La versión de la historia es una de las mejores que he leído hasta ahora. Me ha encantado la alusion de H.G. Wells y su primera descripción del tiempo como cuarta dimensión y cómo se usa ese recurso para, a partir de los sucesos principales, realizar una crítica de la sociedad actual.
For overdue reading. DNF. What a disgusting unpleasant book. Feels like a gross way to handle a real tragedy. Everything about this from the length to the art to the depictions felt gross. It’s a slog, with unpleasant scratchy writing and scribbly sketchy art and boring meandering dialogue. I can understand why so many consider this a complex masterpiece but I just found it so deeply off-putting in every way, and wasn’t enjoying it, so stopped forcing myself to try to finish it.
Obra antologica de la maldad humana, del oscurantismo, la violencia machista y de clase y la disección de unos elementos perdidos en una situación grotesca e innecesaria que moja hasta los escalafones más altos de la monarquía. Asqueroso, triste y con una narrativa deliciosa (destaco el segundo capítulo). Una obra maestra del cómic.
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Alan Moore's best book. Campbell's art is like a document from the past, and Moore's end notes make the entire story that much more haunting - because even when he reveals which sequences are completely invented and which are true, you can see how the fictional bits could easily be the true story - especially when you see how the characters ended up after the Ripper case concluded. The finale, "Dance of the Gull Catchers," has some of the book's best information.
Natural, convincing dialogue, beautifully paced scenes, and entirely plausible scenarios make the whole book work, and make the horrors of it even more real than they already are. Jack the Ripper TV specials used to scare the hell out of me as a kid, and this book still has that power over me even now.
The research into the Masonic rituals fits the motif of the crimes too perfectly to seem coincidental, although it's worth noting that Alan himself writes in the end notes at point that he just feels like writing "unfounded" things about the Freemasons. The pentagram tour of London was amazing, with its dissertation on sun worship, male power and the creepy architecture of London. I want to make that tour myself now.
As a friend of mine said after reading my copy of this: "I have no doubt now that comics are capable of real literature." From Hell is a classic.
Natural, convincing dialogue, beautifully paced scenes, and entirely plausible scenarios make the whole book work, and make the horrors of it even more real than they already are. Jack the Ripper TV specials used to scare the hell out of me as a kid, and this book still has that power over me even now.
The research into the Masonic rituals fits the motif of the crimes too perfectly to seem coincidental, although it's worth noting that Alan himself writes in the end notes at point that he just feels like writing "unfounded" things about the Freemasons. The pentagram tour of London was amazing, with its dissertation on sun worship, male power and the creepy architecture of London. I want to make that tour myself now.
As a friend of mine said after reading my copy of this: "I have no doubt now that comics are capable of real literature." From Hell is a classic.