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A review by pickett22
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore
3.0
Wow. Uhm. Yeah, so what to say here. This is one of those things that I sort of loved but will never, ever recommend to anyone. Ever. Moreso even than Game of Thrones. I actually really liked it, but... wow. It had these great bits in it where Hyde only listens to Mina, and they have this lovely moment, and I was like AWWWW. And even the part where Griffin attacks Mina was so heartbreaking and awful but wonderful because you knew Hyde was going to come back and save her. But then when Hyde did exact his revenge, I was like "yup, didn't see that coming." Guys...he raped Griffin to death and then threatened to kill Nemo and the other guy if they told Mina. I was like...
And then he lied about it to Mina so she wouldn't be upset! And the worst part of it all was I caught myself thinking "Griffin had it coming, he raped all those girls at the school, and he terrorized Mina." This book is bad for your soul. If you see this book your response should be:
There was so much cartoon nudity it wasn't even funny! They had sex in the woods!
And then there wass Nemo running around declaring his outrage at everything, and NO ONE LISTENED!
And then there was Dr. Moreau with his hoards of hybrids:
Moore managed to dredge up the most immoral and terrible people in the history of English literature (seriously, these people make Nemo look like the chaplain at your local parish), put them all together, and added some aliens for fun. It ends how you imagine it would. It's awful.
And yet... there are these wonderful bits. There are moments of light. And even though they are quickly smothered by either sex or blood, there are moments of truth. Are they enough to redeem the comic? I don't know. Maybe not. Probably not, actually.
So in closing, I liked it but don't read it.
And then he lied about it to Mina so she wouldn't be upset! And the worst part of it all was I caught myself thinking "Griffin had it coming, he raped all those girls at the school, and he terrorized Mina." This book is bad for your soul. If you see this book your response should be:
There was so much cartoon nudity it wasn't even funny! They had sex in the woods!
And then there wass Nemo running around declaring his outrage at everything, and NO ONE LISTENED!
And then there was Dr. Moreau with his hoards of hybrids:
Moore managed to dredge up the most immoral and terrible people in the history of English literature (seriously, these people make Nemo look like the chaplain at your local parish), put them all together, and added some aliens for fun. It ends how you imagine it would. It's awful.
And yet... there are these wonderful bits. There are moments of light. And even though they are quickly smothered by either sex or blood, there are moments of truth. Are they enough to redeem the comic? I don't know. Maybe not. Probably not, actually.
So in closing, I liked it but don't read it.