“ I read parts of it and all I got from it was that RORSHACH IS AWSOME!!!”
“This book took a while to get through, because every chapter or so I'd have to just stop and think. I don't think I've ever read such a thought-provoking book, and being an English major I've read quite a few books. It's a dark view of humanity, but I think sometimes people do need to understand that life isn't all sunshine and roses. It seemed weird in the beginning, but after getting used to the tone I really started liking it. I'd recommend it to anyone 13 and older.”
“Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm too young to fully understand this book. It was just too weird for me. But it was kinda good. I kinda liked it. I heard the movie is not like the book at all and that the movie's bad. ”
“The dark tone and ending question reminded me of a A Clockwork Orange. Orange posed the question Is it better to choose to be bad than to be forced to be good. Watchmen asks If people should be forced to be good (or at least less warlike) no matter the price. It was an interesting read. A good presentation of complex material. I have to applaud the movie makers for being so faithful to the book.”
“i am reading this book, and it took me a while to actually get into it. does anyone else have a problem with getting into the book? i like the story line and all but some things seem very confusing. ”
“Call me a heretic... Feel better. Good. Brace yourself...I know that I'll probably never work in this town again, but frankly, I'm really not feeling this book. Yes, it's a graphic novel that is probably a cut above the rest. Yes, it was good enough to be adapted (rather faithfully) into a screenplay and movie. I'll stipulate that. But I have to say that when I read the hype comparing this book to "serious literature," I'm left scratching my head. As an English major with a BA in English, I'm not getting the comparisons. These comic book "heroes" are not anything like Twist, or Copperfield, or Marner, or Eyre. In my opinion, they cannot possibly rise to anything other than caricatures of some of the worst ideas that mankind has ever brought to the table. Comedy as hero. Nuclear Technology as hero. Under Cover of Darkness (or the Hidden Stain) as hero. Interesting ideas, these, but too plain and simple to ever rise to the complexity of real protagonist in all its fleshed-out three-dimensional glory. I'm not quite through with this book, yet, so it might be unfair of me to lob these criticisms so early in the game. That said, I'm not convinced that I won't choose to put down this book in favor of simply watching the animated comic series available for download online. After all, it appears to be lifted directly from the pages of the book itself; a sort of ultimate audiobook with moving pictures. Is it worthy of the hype? Not in my opinion, though I am merely one swimming against the current of the faithful. So take it for what it's worth.~Psychedelic Peace”
“ok i know this is a graphic novel the movies rated r and i've heard plenty about Dr. Manhattan so just wondering if this book would be good for someone who's 13”
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“I thought this was an amazing read. I would have to agree with with kay-tea and lisa b. How Adrian intended to unite the world reminds me of 9-11. For a short time, the nation was united and outraged at the horrific loss of so many innocents. The difference between 9-11 and Watchmen is that it united us against Terrorism instead of an outside threat. The only way to unite the entire world is to create an outside force threatening the very exsistance of earth. ”
“I'm sorry that Noah feels so strongly about The Watchmen not being made into a movie. At this point I've stopped trying to tell other people what they should and should not do. It's their business. If I don't like it, I won't contribute, but I seldom find that soap boxes help a case. (Btw, when you're using "too" in a sentence where the word "also" would also fit, it should be a double "o.") As for the novel, I think is raises some interesting questions about predestination and fate. Perhaps, even more poignantly about the human condition. Is Adrian Veidt right? Would it be worth it to kill so many people under the guise of creating world peace? And once he created it, would it last once the common enemy that united mankind was no longer a presence? Isn't our nature intrinsic? Won't we fight no matter what and was the destruction of so many lives worth the temporary reprise? ”
