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Watchmen by Alan Moore

17 reviews

hanahighway's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

luca_284_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

wetdirtreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Cultural appropriation

thevampiremars's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

What can I say about Watchmen that hasn’t been said already? You don’t need me to tell you it’s good. Its reputation as a well-crafted masterpiece and an exemplary demonstration of the comic book medium/superhero genre precedes it. The characters are complex and compelling, the story has depth and pathos, the artwork has a good amount of detail and strikes a healthy balance between realism and stylisation. Each chapter is followed by an extract from an in-universe autobiography, magazine article, or other such document. Not only does that introduce some lore, it’s also a welcome break in format which prevents the regular panels becoming monotonous.

I don’t want to say too much about the story, partly for the sake of avoiding spoilers but also because I want to avoid underselling it. It’s hard-hitting and intricate. I knew it’d be good but even with my expectations set high it blew me away.

A must-read. If you’ve already read it, read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Alcohol

magneto's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Vomit, Antisemitism, and War

unibadger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexism

emelieviklund's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail