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Watchmen

Alan Moore

4.3 AVERAGE

john_hudson's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

funkyfedoration's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

samgillespie's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sir_read_a_lot98's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amycwa's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

martereadsalot's review against another edition

4.0

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“We gaze continually at the world and it grows dull in our perceptions.”

It’s obvious why this is regarded as one of the best and most influential graphic novels of all time.

As a breakdown of the superhero-genre, it offers a vast array of complex characters and an even greater assortment of both distinct and subtle messages. Many of which I’m sure I have yet to discover.

Being no artist, I can’t really say much about the illustrations themselves beyond them being striking.

There is little I can fault Watchmen on. Some of the volumes dragged a bit – looking at you Volume VII - and some of the additional material at the end of each volume felt at times dense and/or unnecessarily. Can’t say I’m that invested in the scientific observations of owls – again, looking at you Volume VII.

Still, Watchmen is great and I think most would be doing themselves a disservice by not giving it a chance. Especially if you’re considering watching any of its’ adaptions.

razmerry's review against another edition

5.0

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What really is there to say about Watchmen that hasn't been said already? One of the greatest works of graphic novel fiction ever made. 

lillykatediaz's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

prowisorio's review against another edition

5.0

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Graig and Andrew tell it better, nicer and wittier than I can in their Overdue podcast episode of Watchmen. So, listen to them after reading the spoiler info on their webpage!

Next time I read this novel I promise I'll try and give my own opinion. Because there will be next time. At least one...

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wtv's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective