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V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
3.5
adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Finally getting around to reading this and I liked it. Didn't love it but it went about as well as I expected it to. This look at a dystopian London with both the people that run it and the vigilante trying to save it and it's people. I now know thanks to other books that dystopias are not really ever going to be for me. They are interesting but not compelling. This one was easier to digest since the "futuristic" time has already passed in the real world. So I know this didn't happen. But understanding that it could have and could still but in a different way today keeps this story relevant.

Figuring out who is V is what kept me going through an art style I don't like and the large amount of text. While the answer to that question left me wanting, the journey was enough. This has an open ending, which I was content with but only because I was happy it was over, lol. The characters in the government were so predictable, minus one, it felt like I was reading lit fic. Another genre not my fave. But the realistic storyline made me nod along if that makes sense. Like I get it. This makes sense because its all too real. So this wasn't entertaining and I didn't learn anything new but I recognized the world. The dialogue was a bit much. But also fit the main character best. 

I see the work put into this and recognize how this would stand out in the time it was written and drawn.