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A review by stacemiddleton
V for Vendetta by Steve Moore
4.0
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.