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Well-executed novelization of the movie. No surprises after having seen the movie, but it does make me want to watch it again. Read by Simon Vance.
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V for Vendetta
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Based on the screenplay by Andy & Lana Wachowski. Imagine a Britain stripped of democracy, a world of the not-too-distant future, in which freedom was not lost but surrendered willingly to a totalitarian regime that rose to power by exploiting the people's worst fears and most damning weaknesses.
This is the setting for the parable of Evey, a young woman saved from death by a masked man calling himself V. Beguiling and dangerous, V ignites the fuse of revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to shed the blanket of tyranny and oppression they have permitted themselves to be cloaked in. While those in power take steps to neutralize the threat, police pursue the mystery of V, unaware of the terrible truth that awaits them. But it is Evey who, with V as her enigmatic guide, sets out on the painful path of deception and self-discovery, deconstruction and re-creation, vindication and vengeance.
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1,1989
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368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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January 31, 2006 by Pocket Star
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9781416516996
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1416516999
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English
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Steve Moore was a British comics writer known for his influence on the industry and his close connection with Alan Moore (no relation). He was instrumental in guiding Alan Moore early in his career and collaborated with him under pseudonyms in various projects.
Moore contributed extensively to British comics, particularly in anthologies such as 2000 AD, where he helped shape the Future Shocks format and wrote for Dan Dare. His work extended to Doctor Who Weekly, where he co-created Abslom Daak, and Warrior, where he revived Axel Pressbutton. His involvement with Marvel UK included writing for Hulk and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Outside of comics, Moore had a deep interest in Chinese history, mythology, and the I Ching, which influenced much of his writing. He edited Fortean Times and contributed to works on the unexplained. His novel Somnium explored his fascination with the moon goddess Selene.
Later in his career, Moore scripted Hercules: The Thracian Wars, which was adapted into a film in 2014. He ultimately retired from mainstream comics to focus on non-fiction and research, maintaining his lifelong engagement with esoteric studies.
Moore contributed extensively to British comics, particularly in anthologies such as 2000 AD, where he helped shape the Future Shocks format and wrote for Dan Dare. His work extended to Doctor Who Weekly, where he co-created Abslom Daak, and Warrior, where he revived Axel Pressbutton. His involvement with Marvel UK included writing for Hulk and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Outside of comics, Moore had a deep interest in Chinese history, mythology, and the I Ching, which influenced much of his writing. He edited Fortean Times and contributed to works on the unexplained. His novel Somnium explored his fascination with the moon goddess Selene.
Later in his career, Moore scripted Hercules: The Thracian Wars, which was adapted into a film in 2014. He ultimately retired from mainstream comics to focus on non-fiction and research, maintaining his lifelong engagement with esoteric studies.
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I L-word this well written adaptation of a graphic novel, turned screen play, turned formal novel! It has everything a man could want in an entertainingly inspiring novel, and more than just sleuth work and violence. The well-read main character "V" with a tortured past and a superhero willpower forges the coolest renascence-man character with a ting-of-revenge and turns it calculatingly full force against "The Man." V still finds time to rescue a damsel in distress, train truth and dignity over fear, preach discipline, display appreciation for the greatness of western culture, and inspire a nation with a grand intersecting crescendo! There is excitement sprinkled throughout always soon accompanied by philosophical, political, or character-building pearls of wisdom.
The "Bad Guys" here are flat but their historically redundant real-life comparables are not far from the imagination. The Bad Guys are readily apparent by their clear one dimensional agenda, absolute power. Students of even the most elementary historical study can pick these people out instantly from our plethora of tyrants, but can you see them calculate and grow in your own lifetime? V's conclusive dialogs are always cut to the core and thus states it best to his oppressed countrymen:
- "And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. ”
This is a fictional novel of contemplative inspiration. What I enjoyed most from this novel is Vs charismatic embrace of western culture, forging a self educated giant within himself, and unapologetically imposing his presence for good. The BEST superhero character ever conjured up by man. Hence the multiple adaptations, and this novel being the best of which. We can all learn about ourselves if we listen close enough to our souls while we engage in the tough fundamental questions presented here. How can an eccentric and impracticable heroic journey teach and inspire us? Honest self-inquiry:
- “Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.”
The "Bad Guys" here are flat but their historically redundant real-life comparables are not far from the imagination. The Bad Guys are readily apparent by their clear one dimensional agenda, absolute power. Students of even the most elementary historical study can pick these people out instantly from our plethora of tyrants, but can you see them calculate and grow in your own lifetime? V's conclusive dialogs are always cut to the core and thus states it best to his oppressed countrymen:
- "And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. ”
This is a fictional novel of contemplative inspiration. What I enjoyed most from this novel is Vs charismatic embrace of western culture, forging a self educated giant within himself, and unapologetically imposing his presence for good. The BEST superhero character ever conjured up by man. Hence the multiple adaptations, and this novel being the best of which. We can all learn about ourselves if we listen close enough to our souls while we engage in the tough fundamental questions presented here. How can an eccentric and impracticable heroic journey teach and inspire us? Honest self-inquiry:
- “Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.”
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فنديتا حبيب الملايين :D
لسه شايفه الفيلم -لأول مره- من شويه بعد ما خلصت الروايه
عن نفسي حيبت الروايه أكتر من الفيلم... يمكن علشان ماشفتوش الأول, بس هي فعلاً مكتوبه حلو أوي
ملحوظه: أنا سمعت الروايه أوديو ما قرأتهاش و مالقتهاش "بي دي إف" غير الكوميك
عموماً الروايه هي سيناريو الفيلم... بس عاطفي أكتر بكتييير من الفيلم
عاطفي = emotional
المشهد الوحيد اللي حبيته في الفيلم أكتر من الروايه...لما "إيفي" بقت حره :)
<3
الخمس نجوم و إضافته للمفضله ...لأنه أثر فيا بشكل خاص شويه ..و إحترامي للأفكار المضاده للرصاص
P.S: V ...I love u <3
Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...
لسه شايفه الفيلم -لأول مره- من شويه بعد ما خلصت الروايه
عن نفسي حيبت الروايه أكتر من الفيلم... يمكن علشان ماشفتوش الأول, بس هي فعلاً مكتوبه حلو أوي
ملحوظه: أنا سمعت الروايه أوديو ما قرأتهاش و مالقتهاش "بي دي إف" غير الكوميك
عموماً الروايه هي سيناريو الفيلم... بس عاطفي أكتر بكتييير من الفيلم
عاطفي = emotional
المشهد الوحيد اللي حبيته في الفيلم أكتر من الروايه...لما "إيفي" بقت حره :)
<3
الخمس نجوم و إضافته للمفضله ...لأنه أثر فيا بشكل خاص شويه ..و إحترامي للأفكار المضاده للرصاص
P.S: V ...I love u <3
Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...
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A beautifully written novelization of a beautifully themed graphic novel and film. A story for all-time, rich in language, scope, and emotion. Well done!
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First of all, this is not the original to the movie, this was written after the Wachowski sisters’ script. If you are after the original material then the comics are what you are looking for.
I was slightly let down by this one. It had its moments though and you could sense its desire to be 1984 but ultimately coming up short (tall order of course). The politics are interesting but there are some things in the plot that didn’t fully make sense to the point that they bothered me a little.
But still a good story and some refreshing political rhetoric.
I was slightly let down by this one. It had its moments though and you could sense its desire to be 1984 but ultimately coming up short (tall order of course). The politics are interesting but there are some things in the plot that didn’t fully make sense to the point that they bothered me a little.
But still a good story and some refreshing political rhetoric.
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Feels like a mix of the film with additional considerations added.
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Notes:
"1:03:00"
"The truth is so vicious and furious... it's like a world full of poems... even politicians are an examples of sarcasm... joke and laugh... how far can this work get?"
"Poems, one moment they were dragic.... now they are so peaceful... so powerful..."
"So sad movie
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1:18:43.... a sad story after another and another and another...."
t"1:27:15"
t"1:43:28
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Chaos...chaos...chaos...chaos...chaos... that's what "V" wants...
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- So far as last thoughts, such killer you haven't saw from very long time or you have never saw such... time doesn't matter what matters is how this guy works.
"1:03:00"
"The truth is so vicious and furious... it's like a world full of poems... even politicians are an examples of sarcasm... joke and laugh... how far can this work get?"
"Poems, one moment they were dragic.... now they are so peaceful... so powerful..."
"So sad movie
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1:18:43.... a sad story after another and another and another...."
t"1:27:15"
t"1:43:28
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Chaos...chaos...chaos...chaos...chaos... that's what "V" wants...
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- So far as last thoughts, such killer you haven't saw from very long time or you have never saw such... time doesn't matter what matters is how this guy works.
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Saw the movie years ago before I'd ever even been to the UK. I enjoyed it back then, but at the time, I didn't really know who Guy Fawkes was or what he means to the British. Now that I've been working for a British company for the last 15 years, I'm a bit more culturally attuned.
Crossing fingers the US will be in relative peace and stability, even under MAGA, but in my fantasies, I have to admit that I sometimes think it would be so much better to go scorched earth like V and Evey. I realize it's weird that books like this would be beacons of hope for me, but some days, living in this country feels that bleak.
Books are being actively banned, burned, and rewritten in the US. So I'm trying to read as many of these banned books as soon as I can before access is completely eliminated or unrecognizably altered. This book, as well as the Alan Moore graphic novel, are on the banned list.
Crossing fingers the US will be in relative peace and stability, even under MAGA, but in my fantasies, I have to admit that I sometimes think it would be so much better to go scorched earth like V and Evey. I realize it's weird that books like this would be beacons of hope for me, but some days, living in this country feels that bleak.
Books are being actively banned, burned, and rewritten in the US. So I'm trying to read as many of these banned books as soon as I can before access is completely eliminated or unrecognizably altered. This book, as well as the Alan Moore graphic novel, are on the banned list.
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