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Watchmen by Alan Moore

21 reviews

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

edesia_guest's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

It questions what a hero is and gives an alternate view from the facade of a super hero like superman. It has political allusions and is rich in content as a literature student. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

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

raynestorm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault

vinegardad's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The og dark superhero store, the blueprint for shit like Man of Steel and Batman’s darker side. Brilliant but  really messed up. I annotated this book 😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

noahhare's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Homophobia, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and War

urfavpunk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Vomit

nojerama's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Try to read it in one sitting if possible, my experience was very scattered and therefore I lost a lot of the effect so don’t do what I did. Still an excellent book and a good example of how to write asshole characters who you can still (kinda) root for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

This is 18+ for a reason. Do not give this to a kid. I can’t have that on my conscience

scripturient's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Ugh, I think I'm done with Moore. You'd think the man should be capable to write a SINGLE female character without having her raped and/or tortured, but apparently not. That's just laughable character development.
The plot was interesting in parts, other parts bored me to death, but overall, I just don't get the hype at all. But maybe I was too focused on the rampant sexual violence and misogyny, who knows. I think I'll stick to other writers from now on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

noaregine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Oh boy, this one is complicated. For me, it swung back and forth from incredibly successful to incredibly pretentious in what it was trying to say. None of the characters were likeable at all, and some were straight up monsters, but that was a complexity I liked a lot, I think. Some characters who were morally 'right' about the big issue, were terrible, terrible people. That doesn't sit right with me, but that was the point. The overarching plot of communal strife will unite us fell a bit flat, as the world today proves that isn't really true. I don't know, I'm rambling. I liked parts, and struggled through others. What I did like, more so than the art style, was the smart page layout and panelling. That's something to really pay attention to when reading, more than I've ever encountered in a comic before. What I loved most about this was that it was a gift, and it wasn't necessarily on my radar or anything. Nothing makes me happier than receiving a book handpicked by someone else like with this one :).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, and Grief