Reviews

From Hell by Alan Moore

pmovereem's review against another edition

5.0

This is a bit of an undertaking, but if you're patient, it gives up as much as THE WATCHMEN. I originally gave it four stars, but the appendix is so enjoyable I added a star. Not for the faint-hearted, incurious, or non-observant. By the way, among other things, it's an attempt to put together most of what we know for sure about the Jack the Ripper, with a twine of speculation and imagination.

literaryinluv's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

alan moore is a very smart man who did hella research, and i appreciate and respect that. but my god was this a trudge through mud for me. the trudge was sometimes interspersed with pausing due to all the needless sexual scenes and gore which like yes it's a jack the ripper story but also THAT'S ENOUGH SLICES.

amutter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

leotzin's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this one a heck of a lot more now that I am older than I did when younger. It is actually quite brilliant (if it suffers the typical Alan Moore bullshit ideology problems that all his books have)

iameannis's review against another edition

4.0

This was another book I read in one or two days. Very interesting story.

eeconley31's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

laurenmiller100's review against another edition

This was rough. As many reviewers have mentioned, there’s an incredible amount of Masonic philosophy presented with an healthy dose of misogyny. Ironically, despite that, it’s not even that interesting. The characters are also hard to tell apart for way too long.

yorkshirecaviar's review against another edition

3.0

This is undoubtedly an astonishing achievement, yet one that I have to admit struggling with at times. The art is minimal yet very effective and this is particularly highlighted when the story turns grizzly. Some of the murders are shown in a brutally visceral manner which will be off-putting to some. The writing and storytelling are equally as impressive, however Moore has a tendency to disappear off into philosophy and pseudo-science and I found these sections difficult to get through. I did appreciate the annex where Moore makes it clear that he doesn'™t believe the identity of the Ripper he has put forward; this was such an interesting read but don'™t read it until the end as it clearly contains spoilers.

This may well require multiple readings to really get the most from the work, but honestly, I'™m going to need a break before I will be able to face it again.

gaulien's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

zafqiel's review against another edition

informative reflective

3.0