Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

4 reviews

katie0528's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I'm a big fan of the movie and have been for years, so I wanted to give the original graphic novel a go. There are quite a lot of differences, especially with Evie and Gordon's characters which are far darker in the graphic novel, with Evey being an underage girl forced to turn to sex work. But V is still the charming, roguish anarchist fighting against a corrupt, far right extremist government. I did struggle with keeping track of all of the various government agents and their roles (I'm not a big graphic novel reader and at times they all seemed the same). I also struggled with the British vernacular and slang, as an American reader, but I was generally able to get the gist and I'm glad I can check this one off my list!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War

yaboiellis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

shivapriya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

I feel this graphic novel is one that would benefit you in re-reads to come. The ideas were neatly simple and remarkably complex simultaneously and even as a graphic novel, it's dense content and I may or may not have survived a full fledged novel with the same themes. And yet, it's the visuals that likely do make it a profoundly visceral experience in this case in tandem with the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

scripturient's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Ah, yet another one of Moore's works where I love the story idea but just get SO angry with the man for his completely unnecessary and downright distasteful use of sexual violence as some kind of a panel filler?? Ugh. Knowing before going in that that's what you get with Moore makes it somewhat easier, but still, come on. That's just lazy writing, dude.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, and Kidnapping