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Izlinda
May 20, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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An ambitious book, and it built up well to the ending. Not a favorite, though, and not really one I would reread it. I can see how it was acclaimed when it first came out, and I guess even now. I am curious what the movie is like since it is a very dense book...
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Dave Johnson
Apr 16, 2008 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
i can see why this book gets such high praise. it seems that it was revolutionary for its time. however, to a person not living in the eighties, i think that it is less powerful than it used to be. the biggest theme that it discusses is the Cold War, which obviously ended two decades ago. now, if i had read this book DURING the Cold War, i'm sure that i'd give it 5 stars.

to me, i think i just like V for Vendetta better than this.

there were a lot of things that i did like in this novel, though. a ...more
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Ben
Jun 25, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I was a little disappointed after the first chapter, but Alan Moore eventually delivers a complex, subversive take on super hero mythology. Pieces of the narrative sometimes fall flat, or revert to the simplicity of more conventional comics, but stories like the origin of Dr. Manhattan are rich and surprising. Even when it falls a little bit short, the ambition of Watchmen is striking.
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Cait
Jul 21, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Huh. I could've sworn that this was already on my shelves and reviewed.... ...more
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Ogreboy
Jan 23, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Gabriel Góes
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Scott
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Taylor
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Cullen
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Ali
Feb 17, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Brandon
Feb 29, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Sadie
Mar 05, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Bryan
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Doug
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Dash
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Betty
Mar 12, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Mark
Mar 22, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Klara
Mar 27, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Dinh
Mar 30, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Julia
Apr 13, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Kit
May 29, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Josh
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Tom
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Will
Sep 09, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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