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scoobygirl93's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Genocide, War, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Child death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Blood, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse
antares's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Sexism, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Antisemitism, Racism, Alcoholism, and Abortion
afull_shelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, War, Sexual assault, Animal death, Racism, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Murder, Cancer, and Homophobia
amelierawr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The heavy grief and trauma really gets to you.
For the love of god, before reading look at the damn content warnings!!
Graphic: Death, Gore, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Hate crime, Misogyny, Genocide, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Racism, Animal death, and Gun violence
Minor: War, Homophobia, and Vomit
machinations's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
the superhero satire. the text.
Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Gore, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, War, Suicide, Racism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Cancer, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Ableism
wetdirtreads's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Antisemitism, Body horror, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Outing, Pregnancy, Cancer, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, and Ableism
brnineworms's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, and War
Moderate: Antisemitism, Body horror, Police brutality, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Stalking, Rape, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicide, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Outing, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Car accident
edesia_guest's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Genocide, Death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
rlgreen91's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
When reading Watchmen, it's very clear how groundbreaking it must have been. If you dabble just a bit in "nerd culture", even just in the form of superhero movies, you can see the widespread influence Watchmen has had on graphic novels, comic books, and superhero stories. I can and do appreciate all of that.
But man, in terms of actually trying to read this? It was a slog for me. Sure, once I got started, I would get into it, but overall reading the book felt more like a chore than a pleasurable activity. It's strange, because this type of work is normally right up my alley, but I found myself picking other books over this one, including other graphic novels and comic books. I'm not really sure what happened here.
So yes, this was a pioneering book, you should read it to understand its place in literature and how it affected pop culture, yada yada. But I won't promise that you'll enjoy the ride. 3 stars.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Rape
Minor: Murder, Sexual assault, Cancer, Infidelity, and Homophobia
soupstix's review
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs