Reviews

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

nakenyon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

caydencj's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The movie is wayyyyyyyy better. I hate the way Evie is portrayed in this book- she's so much smarter in the movie. Also the movie has better themes and the plot makes more sense. Just watch the movie.

brigii's review against another edition

3.0

After the movie, I felt disappointed.

books_and_keys's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

villagrandres's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Quite a nice depiction of anarchy and what it means to dismantle a totalitarian government. The character V is kept enough in the shadows that he remains interesting throughout. I found it hard to keep track of the side characters and plot lines, I think it didn’t help that many of the male characters looked the same. All in all, a great story. Looking forward to seeing if the movie does it justice!

lucardus's review against another edition

3.0

Meine Wertung fällt etwas ab gegenüber den anderen Moores, die ich gelesen habe. Das liegt vielleicht daran, dass mir die grobe Handlung durch die Verfilmung bekannt war, auch wenn man dort einige Änderungen vorgenommen hat. Große Überraschungen kommen so nicht zustande, und ich bin zuwenig in englischer Literatur bewandert, um die Zitate von "V" einordnen zu können, so dass diese weitgehend verpuffen.

Darum hier an dieser Stelle "nur" drei Sterne für mich persönlich.

offworldcolony's review against another edition

5.0

Powerful and sad and scary. While the film has a very American throughline of Revolution, the book has a very English strain of Anarchy. Timeless.

buud_w0rm's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Racism

basilroad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

enoki's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

difficult to read like there are just a lot of characters who all look the same and your brain gets really confused. it reads like a movie which is really cool but also adds to the confusion. honestly a lot like saw esp saw iii