roenfoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
While I often found the art style muddy, ugly, and difficult to read, it reflects the time and place in which the story occurs. It was appropriately filthy, irreverent, and dark.
Intriguing themes abound; power, class dynamics, the occult, and female sexual liberation and slavery.
Spoiler
The time travel/premonition (?) aspect of Dr. Gull's story was a shock to the system; especially his commentary on the "hell" that a modern person inhabits. We would consider "his" world to be horrible and not worth living in... while he finds our white collar wage slavery even more repulsive.From Hell wasn't perfect; at times it was a slog. At the end of each chapter I would spend an equal amount of time reading footnotes about mundane street names and obscure tertiary characters. Overall, though, it remained extremely compelling. I'll be thinking about it for a long time.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Gore, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Grief, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Confinement, Classism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Cursing, Medical content, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Minor: Incest, Vomit, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
goodnekovibes's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Homophobia
jmbz38's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Medical content
Moderate: Mental illness
nouveau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Blood, and Violence
anime917's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Death, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Torture
alexkalopsia's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Murder, and Torture