Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Watchmen by Alan Moore

5 reviews

mermaidread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Medical content, Colonisation, and Classism

lord_owen_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Classism

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

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

clarebear2218's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, and Classism