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A review by mattycakesbooks
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
4.0
So this is the LEAST impressive of the Alan Moore books I've read, so I'm giving it 5 stars. I originally read it like, 5 or 6 years ago and it went completely over my head. The reason was that I hadn't read any Victorian literature, so all of the references went over my head.
This list is by no means comprehensive, but to future readers of LXG (as the horrible movie called it), I suggest getting at least some of the following under your belt before starting in. You'll enjoy it much more:
-Dracula
-The Invisible Man
-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
-At least some Sherlock Holmes (the modern series will actually help you with a lot of the references)
-20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
-War of the Worlds
-King Solomon's Mines (I actually hadn't read any Allan Quartermain before reading this, and I feel the poorer for it)
-At least some James Bond
-Moby Dick
-The Time Machine
You wouldn't read the Avengers or Justice League not knowing any of the characters, right? Don't do it here.
This list is by no means comprehensive, but to future readers of LXG (as the horrible movie called it), I suggest getting at least some of the following under your belt before starting in. You'll enjoy it much more:
-Dracula
-The Invisible Man
-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
-At least some Sherlock Holmes (the modern series will actually help you with a lot of the references)
-20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
-War of the Worlds
-King Solomon's Mines (I actually hadn't read any Allan Quartermain before reading this, and I feel the poorer for it)
-At least some James Bond
-Moby Dick
-The Time Machine
You wouldn't read the Avengers or Justice League not knowing any of the characters, right? Don't do it here.