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From Hell
by Eddie Campbell, Alan Moore
Like many, I wanted to read this because I am a fan of other works by Alan Moore.
I started this in February, and am just now finishing in November. From that, perhaps you can derive that I did find it to be a bit of a difficult read, and went through long stretches procrastinating it. But finally, through dedication of will, I completed it.
The reason it is a difficult read is (1) the art style is very impressionistic and sometimes hard to follow and (2) I wasn't quite understanding why various things were happening. I had no previous knowledge of Jack the Ripper, or free masonry, or any such things. Now that I have reached the end, and have done a little digging, and with the help of the appendix, I now am beginning to understand what was being gotten at.
It was a struggle that was not without reward. This is certainly an excellent contribution to the genre. Although the art is challenging, it befits the narrative. The narrative explores the occult, class struggle, and brutality. It weaves together architectural, literary, magical, and psychological events into a strange alternative history of Jack the Ripper.
By the way, the movie adaptation definitely makes one appreciate the book more.... It warps key elements for... who even knows what reason. By doing so, one realizes the importance of those plot points that it massacres. But it is an entertaining movie in its own right.
I started this in February, and am just now finishing in November. From that, perhaps you can derive that I did find it to be a bit of a difficult read, and went through long stretches procrastinating it. But finally, through dedication of will, I completed it.
The reason it is a difficult read is (1) the art style is very impressionistic and sometimes hard to follow and (2) I wasn't quite understanding why various things were happening. I had no previous knowledge of Jack the Ripper, or free masonry, or any such things. Now that I have reached the end, and have done a little digging, and with the help of the appendix, I now am beginning to understand what was being gotten at.
It was a struggle that was not without reward. This is certainly an excellent contribution to the genre. Although the art is challenging, it befits the narrative. The narrative explores the occult, class struggle, and brutality. It weaves together architectural, literary, magical, and psychological events into a strange alternative history of Jack the Ripper.
By the way, the movie adaptation definitely makes one appreciate the book more.... It warps key elements for... who even knows what reason. By doing so, one realizes the importance of those plot points that it massacres. But it is an entertaining movie in its own right.