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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Action packed. Dystopian. Dark. This book was right up my street. I found it very close to the film and I really enjoyed that too (upon looking into it this is no surprise, the book was based on the screenplay). It's a short book so I got through it in no time. As I already knew what the story was about, I read it at the perfect time - starting on bonfire night as this is central to the story and that really added to the magic.
There's something so unique and special about this book. Nothing is lost in its brevity. V is such an interesting thoroughly developed concept of a character. Unpredictable and unhinged, but also exactly what that world needed, a beacon of hope in a lost society. I loved the theatre and extravagance of his role in this book.
It's deep and political, but dealt with in a fascinating way so that you never get bored. The only thing I would say is that there could have been more detail, more perspectives and an epilogue detailing the aftermath. Was the regime actually brought to it's knees? What came next for Evey and the UK? The ending was left open to the reader and I guess that's both a gift and a curse.
There's something so unique and special about this book. Nothing is lost in its brevity. V is such an interesting thoroughly developed concept of a character. Unpredictable and unhinged, but also exactly what that world needed, a beacon of hope in a lost society. I loved the theatre and extravagance of his role in this book.
It's deep and political, but dealt with in a fascinating way so that you never get bored. The only thing I would say is that there could have been more detail, more perspectives and an epilogue detailing the aftermath. Was the regime actually brought to it's knees? What came next for Evey and the UK? The ending was left open to the reader and I guess that's both a gift and a curse.
One of the few books I did not get the opportunity to read before the movie came out, I was so excited to read this book! I waited anxiously for it to come in the mail.
When I started reading, I instantly found myself playing pieces from the movie in my head (one of the reasons I generally tend to avoid movies based on books), yet I pushed on. Then, oh then, surprise! There is so much more to this story than the movie shows us! I loved meeting the characters who played a part in the way that V behaves. I loved learning more and more about who he was behind that perpetually smiling mask.
V for Vendetta is one of those books that makes you think about your life. After I read this, I again felt the same thing I felt after I saw the movie. I wanted to act! I wanted to protest something...anything! If a book can make me feel that way, I am sold!
I truly loved this book! It yet again proves to me why books are so much better than their movie counterparts.
When I started reading, I instantly found myself playing pieces from the movie in my head (one of the reasons I generally tend to avoid movies based on books), yet I pushed on. Then, oh then, surprise! There is so much more to this story than the movie shows us! I loved meeting the characters who played a part in the way that V behaves. I loved learning more and more about who he was behind that perpetually smiling mask.
V for Vendetta is one of those books that makes you think about your life. After I read this, I again felt the same thing I felt after I saw the movie. I wanted to act! I wanted to protest something...anything! If a book can make me feel that way, I am sold!
I truly loved this book! It yet again proves to me why books are so much better than their movie counterparts.
This book will forever remind me of being on active duty, sitting in the desert cleaning weapons with my platoon, while we talked about how awful the U.S. Government was. This book continues to be eerily similar to real life.
Having seen the movie several years ago, I had an idea of what to expect. It was good.. and also terrifying because you can see the slippery slope of how a nation develops a fascist regime under crooked political leaders.
I watched the movie just after finishing the book and, I have to say, this is why I love reading. Going at a slower pace and letting the details sink into you really makes a difference for understanding motives and character development.
I watched the movie just after finishing the book and, I have to say, this is why I love reading. Going at a slower pace and letting the details sink into you really makes a difference for understanding motives and character development.
I really enjoyed this novelization of Wachowski's film version of V for Vendetta. While I understand the objections of Alan Moore (the graphic novelist who originated the V for Vendetta story)--namely that this version doesn't focus on a fascism vs. anarchy conflict--I still found this story to be highly entertaining, thought provoking, and relevant to our current political climate.
Furthermore, I loved V's vivacious verbosity! His monologue when he first introduces himself to Evey was such a delight to read--I'm always happy when I read something that demands a reader's intellectual engagement!
Furthermore, I loved V's vivacious verbosity! His monologue when he first introduces himself to Evey was such a delight to read--I'm always happy when I read something that demands a reader's intellectual engagement!
Well-executed novelization of the movie. No surprises after having seen the movie, but it does make me want to watch it again. Read by Simon Vance.
The tale of the masked V's fight for freedom against government oppression and control that started life as a comic book, was turned into a screenplay by the Wachowskis , became a movie, and finally ended up as a novel. This is a review of the novel. There is something good to say about all the incarnations of ‘V for Vendetta’, and the book is no exception. It moves along at pace and you find yourself drawn into the story. It is interesting to compare the book, which was born of the movie, and the comic book, which was written as a response to the Margaret Thatcher eighties. Evey is now a woman in her twenties working for TV and not the 16 year old sex worker of the eighties comic book. Dietrich, who was involved in organized crime in the original, is now a talk show host. It’s not only those kinds of detail that are not the same, the endings are also completely different. At this stage, one is expected to move from comparisons to making some statement about where one succeeds and the other fails, but I’m not going to take that path. They are both versions of the same story and both to be judged on their own merits. i found both entertaining and stimulating. Enjoy!
V for Vendetta is my all time favorite movie, so naturally I was drawn to reading the graphic novel that sparked it all and I was not disappointed. Having never really read a comic book/graphic novel, it was really exciting to try it not with one of my favorite storylines ever. I enjoyed reading the differences between the novel and the movie and noting how the concept of the movie could have been different had they followed the original plot line a little more closely (even though it was pretty accurate).
It was an awesome experience (not to mention the amazing artwork that left me in awe) and I'm looking forward to reading More of Alan Moore's work in the future.
It was an awesome experience (not to mention the amazing artwork that left me in awe) and I'm looking forward to reading More of Alan Moore's work in the future.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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:
Yes
It reads like something better suited for visual media rather than text. Since it is a novelization, I guess that makes sense. You're probably better off seeing the movie or reading the graphic novel. Or not. I don't know because I haven't seen or read either. It's an interesting story, but it lacks depth and is full of blatant symbolism. I would say the symbols overtake the story and characters. This is one of the reasons I think it would work better in its original format.