amgel's review
challenging
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? No
2.0
stadkison's review
5.0
Wow. What a piece. Dense, layered, full of a mixture of fact and fiction. If you are interested, it’s all helpfully lain out in the extensive Appendices.
Alan Moore casts upon the Jack the Ripper murders his visions of magic, time, (psycho)geography, and history, casting it as the major occult ritual that pushed the 19th century into the 20th. Eddie Campbell lovingly realizes this world full of freaks, monsters, eccentrics, and ordinary people. His art is itself dense, but when he steps back and shows you the psychically hostile architecture of London, it is moving beyond all measure. His lettering really adds a lived-in feeling. All the characters, even the ones beyond comprehension, feel like real people.
Alan Moore casts upon the Jack the Ripper murders his visions of magic, time, (psycho)geography, and history, casting it as the major occult ritual that pushed the 19th century into the 20th. Eddie Campbell lovingly realizes this world full of freaks, monsters, eccentrics, and ordinary people. His art is itself dense, but when he steps back and shows you the psychically hostile architecture of London, it is moving beyond all measure. His lettering really adds a lived-in feeling. All the characters, even the ones beyond comprehension, feel like real people.
befrenetic's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
xoxojillzian's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
boring and sexist
robin_dh's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
anetq's review
3.0
Disappointing frankly. Quite an interesting conspiracy theory, wrapped in a ton of free mason nonsensical babbling, and a bunch of poor street life in London around 1888. Too long - oddly felt like one of those tv series where everything is about stalling until the next episode. Wonder if I would have liked this more, if i had liked True Detective? Anyway.
bluenicorn's review
4.0
Wow- brilliant writing; graphics that made me pause and re-read or actually cringe. Very good, despite the horror.
cassthereader's review
2.0
So I was really excited going into this book but I just found there was so much information that wasn't needed and I felt like it dragged out a bit.