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A review by carlylottsofbookz
From Hell by Alan Moore
3.0
Having seen the movie, I had certain plot expectations of this graphic novel. Should have known, however, that Alan Moore would not be fully adaptable to the big screen.
This massive, 500+ page graphic novel is nothing like one unfamiliar with Moore could fathom. I would not recommend this as a "first read" of Moore's graphic novels. From Hell is darker, bloodier, and more demented than his critically acclaimed, Watchmen, which would probably be better for getting one's feet wet with Moore.
Because it is a graphic novel, pictures are used in conjunction with words, which for a book about the brutal turn of the century killings of Jack the Ripper, well, it can be a bit shocking.
I think one of hte more interesting aspects of this well-researched drama is in the Appendix at the back, which describes the fame, if you will, of Jack the Ripper. It includes a chronology of different theories and writers on the subject with a chilling conclusion: it doesn't matter who the killer is because, afterall, it won't change the murders.
This massive, 500+ page graphic novel is nothing like one unfamiliar with Moore could fathom. I would not recommend this as a "first read" of Moore's graphic novels. From Hell is darker, bloodier, and more demented than his critically acclaimed, Watchmen, which would probably be better for getting one's feet wet with Moore.
Because it is a graphic novel, pictures are used in conjunction with words, which for a book about the brutal turn of the century killings of Jack the Ripper, well, it can be a bit shocking.
I think one of hte more interesting aspects of this well-researched drama is in the Appendix at the back, which describes the fame, if you will, of Jack the Ripper. It includes a chronology of different theories and writers on the subject with a chilling conclusion: it doesn't matter who the killer is because, afterall, it won't change the murders.