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A review by librarianryan
Neonomicon by Alan Moore
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
2.5
Well, this was an interesting read. This graphic novel starts out as a murder mystery that is very bloody and very gory. It gets into occultism and then moves further along the case, as the original investigator becomes a murderer. Then to the new investigators becoming hostages in a sex cult, that all links into HP Lovecraft. I have found Lovecraft stories to be very interesting and this take on them is quite a bit disturbing. I find it disturbing both for the monsters, the sex, the blood, the gore all of it. I can’t say that I liked and/or enjoyed this book but I did find it interesting. While I do like a lot of Alan Moore’s understand why this was published indie instead of with DC or some other mainstream publisher. My final thoughts are basically “what the f… did I just read?”
Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Rape, and Sexual assault