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Watchmen International by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

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crypticghosti's review against another edition

3.0

honestly i didnt really like it. i kinda guessed most of the plot twists, only surprising thing was the shit ozymandias pulled with the alien shit…bc wtffffff

annashiv's review against another edition

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4.0

Truly genius though it fell apart a little at the end. The big plot just sort of felt a little out of nowhere or wasn't properly hinted at (the clues were there but only barely) it just felt a little disappointing after all that build up. So the writing and storytelling were really spectacular. I do wish it weren't so pornographic and gritty but that is a big part of it. I just don't want to live in that headspace. I'm glad I read it but I wish it had a more satisfying ending

solarsonist's review against another edition

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3.5

finally finished….. v good but not AMAZING like everyones saying it is unfortch 😭 maybe wouldve been better if i read it all without such long breaks in btwn but i kept putting it off bc of my lib holds lmaooo

alexhupp17's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

brownbagbargainbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense

3.0

thesholmes's review against another edition

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dark inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Steps outside the generic comic-book veil to be a pretty much flawless parody of the genre, clever, dark, beautifully illustrated, with an extremely clever story. Loses points for sometimes drifting into shock-value territory in weird ways, but generally just a fantastic book, well worth it's Hugo award