Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Watchmen by Alan Moore

40 reviews

sellnow_hannah's review against another edition

fast-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

5.0

Loved this book! Way more than I was expecting to. The plot lines are layered, intricate, and complex. The characters are interesting and dynamic. The artwork is fantastic (particularly loved how there would be foreshadowing elements embedded into the art). There was much more social commentary and philosophical themes than I was expecting - and I really enjoyed that aspect of the book. All in all, it's a masterpiece and a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

davidsimpier777's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Watchmen is one of the best novels of all time let alone graphic novels. This is in my opinion the best superheros have ever been written and even almost 40 years removed from when it was published about half of the comics industry is still trying to recapture what this book had.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Rape

x_tora's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Animal death

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ledlight's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Sexism

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

matchamelon's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

Unpopular opinion: It's a nothing story
Edit: After watching the movie I realize it was a pacing issue though I do still have many gripes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

chaoticbeing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

Had to read this for class. I’m one of the only people who have actually read it. It’s one of my favorite franchises of all time now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Racism, and Antisemitism

Dr. Manhattan starts a relationship with Laurie when she’s 16 and he’s in his 30s. This is acknowledged but Dr. Manhattan is never punished for it.

myclutteredbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.0

I'm so conflicted about that ending. I mean, that's probably the point, but still...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and War

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

antares's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Antisemitism, and Abortion

manjal's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

THE GREATEST GRAPHIC NOVEL(COMIC BOOK) EVER, A 12 CHAPTER MASTERPIECE THAT REVOLUTIONIZED COMIC BOOKS AND LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON LITERATURE AND MEDIA. ITS INTRICATE PLOT AND MORALLY COMPLEX CHARACTERS EXPLORE THEMES OF HEROISM, IDENTITY, AND MORALITY. ALAN MOORE'S CREATION ELEVATED THE GENRE, INSPIRING A NEW WAVE OF STORYTELLING THAT EMBRACES MATURITY AND MORAL AMBIGUITY. IT'S ABOUT AN ALTERNATE 1980S AMERICA, WHERE RETIRED SUPERHEROES CONFRONT A GLOBAL CONSPIRACY, FUSES GRITTY REALISM WITH FANTASY, PUSHING CREATIVE BOUNDARIES AND INFLUENCING GENERATIONS OF CREATORS. NOT RECOMMENDED TO NEW COMIC BOOK READERS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury