THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN was a tough pill to swallow. On the one hand, I loved the art style and the constant allusions to and jokes about nineteenth century literature. The plot was watertight and the characters developed. The team had a great dynamic and acknowledged character diversity, with bonus points that Nemo and Quatermain acknowledged the weirdness of working together, colonizer and colonized.

On the other hand, the misogyny was very apparent and heavy with this one. Murray and literal schoolchildren are threatened, sexually assaulted, and raped. These assaults are used to advance the men's stories and urge them to heroics. Once the specific character assaults are finished, naked female bodies are draped artfully in the background, basically like atmospheric furniture. The racism and Orientalism are blatant, horrible, and vomit-inducing. I'm unsure if Moore wanted to roll around in these harmful elements in order to reveal the prejudices of nineteenth century literature, but I almost stopped reading several times.

So. I'd only recommend THE LEAGUE to readers who can be critical while enjoying, or have strong stomachs. Other than that, go see the movie. I don't say that often, but THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN warrants it.