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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
I found Watchmen to be incredibly bleak. Parts of it are incredibly dated, particularly in its attitudes to women. I also founds sections, the beginning, namely, to be rather slow and dragging. I did, however, find Ozymandias and Rorschach interesting and fun to follow.
My first foray into graphic novels (with the exception of Persepolis), and this book did not disappoint. Feared that masked hero thing might feel a little juvenile, but this book rather focuses on the adult themes present in the mid 80s of nuclear war, government conspiracy, corporate greed, etc. I did find Nite Owl to be a kinda dopey character, however. Awesome illustrations, and Alan Moore uses a lot of very creative narrative devices that it might not be possible to pull off in a non-graphic novel. Opened new avenues for storytelling through juxtapositions of images and narrative. Awesome book, I'll have to explore this whole world of literature now because of this book.
Instant classic. I saw the movie before reading this comic. After reading and rewatching, this story became one of my top 10 comics.
What an incredible, absolutely incredible, book. Tired to take note of every inner working and still probably missed half of it. In this book every character and every story matters, and yet the haunting reality the book lives in (and so do we) is the inherit flawed-ness of every human philosophy in contrast to the resilience of the human spirit.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such an incredible exploration into human morals and principles. Every character was deeply flawed and complex, despite most of them wanting the same thing they each had their own twisted reasons for thinking that way and questionable ways of achieving said goals. The characters compliment each other perfectly, the writing is absolutely incredible and the flow and parallels to be drawn had my brain firing in every which direction to analyse what I was reading.
This is a perfect example of the graphic novel format, I don't think there is a single better way this story could have been told. I absolutely devoured this and I'm sure I'll be thinking about it for a long time to come.
This is a perfect example of the graphic novel format, I don't think there is a single better way this story could have been told. I absolutely devoured this and I'm sure I'll be thinking about it for a long time to come.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
No esperaba mucho de este libro, pero al mismo tiempo sabía que es muy recomendado así que eso me hizo darle una chance, por suerte lo hice porque me a gancho y se salió del esquema de lo que suelo leer. Me encantan los misterios y eso era el mayor atractivo del libro para mí, toda su parte de detectives, lo cual muchas veces hacia frustrante el proceso de leer las partes que no tratan de eso y me sacaban de esa trama, aún así eso logró que el final me generará mucho más y aprecio esa cualidad mucho. Creo que podría ser algo que relea para ver como la trama se desarrolla sabiendo el final y si eso cambia mi perspectiva de su desarrollo.