Part of my new years challenge, I'm trying to read books that are different from what I usually read. So A book written and based on a movie!
That's new for me. Even though that it was already based on a Graphic novel.

V is probably the most intriguing character, I've come across recently. He’s part action hero, part political activist. He’s a dangerous anarchist and a champion of democracy. He is, undoubtedly, a demented lunatic, but also a dashing and mysterious romantic male lead.

Good book. Just like the movie. It might have fueled my revolutionary thoughts.

Pretty much exactly the same as the movie with very few embellishments but they were fun.

Vibrantly vivid, riverting and virtuous

Perhaps if I read the Graphic Novel or saw the film, I'd enjoy it more. But as it stands, it's an overhyped neckbeard power fantasy. The last revolutionary, perfect, educated and gentlemanly in all aspects up against an anti-intellectual quagmire. M'lady.

When I was about half-way in, I told my friend that I predicted that either V and Evey will fall in love, or he'll die and she'll be sad. Looks like I was two-for-two.

I could rant and rave about this book, but I want to keep this brief. I'll simply talk about a scene about half-way through the book where V, posing as the government adducts Evey, interrogates her, degrades her and literally tortures her. He releases her when even as she faces death, she does not spill any information about him. What would've he done if she'd talked the first moment she could - like any normal human being would. What if she saw through his facade? A mannikin would only fool her for so-long. What would he do if she killed herself, or died in the conditions?

He had no reason to assume she'd be loyal considering 1) he plucked her almost at random off the street, and 2) she'd tried to warn the authorities before. He knew almost nothing about her - except what she told him about her family, and the book made it sound like hers was a very common story. Is this a man we're supposed to respect, when he used the same torture techniques as the neo conservative government. But it's okay, because he does it for ~*justice*~. And best of all, when he reveals himself to her, she says he was right for doing it, and that it needed to be done.

Whenever a character asked themselves "Well, maybe he's just insane," I'd be screaming "YES HE CLEARLY IS!"

Also making a large number of your antagonists pedophiles is really lazy writing. Feels like you're afraid we won't dislike them based on their other actions.

V for Vendetta is my favourite film, I wanted to finally read the novelisation of it. Was well worth listening to! Obviously, there is a bit more detail in a book than the film actually shows/tells you. But I would definitely recommend the comic which has so much more!

a master piece simply as hell
oh my god it is super amazing

I watch "V for Vendetta" every November 5th. I am absolutely a fan. I love the movie so when I found the novelization, I knew I had to check it out. There are moments from the original graphic novel written back into the story that were missing from the movie script, as well as original ideas from the writers that add another layer to an already fantastic story about corruption and freedom.

Terrifying - Reads like the Republican Play book

First, let me say that I did not read this book, because I never looked for it in print. I found an audio book version on my library web site, read by a favorite narrator of mine, and downloaded it immediately.

I was curious about the story after seeing the trailers for the movie. I was aware that the story was based on a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and inked by David Lloyd. I had never seen the graphic novel nor really ever intended to look for it.

So - did I like the book? Yes. It is a dystopian story set in the future of the 1990s in London.
It reminded me a lot of 1984. Big Brother was watching and listening to everyone. What people saw and heard on TV was all controlled by the goverment. The guys who were listening (everything was bugged and trucks roved the streets with listening gear) were called The Ear. The guys who were watching (monitors and cameras on every lamp post and building) were called the Eye. The Nose were the folks who investigated everyting. The Finger were the policemen. The head of the government was The Leader and he controlled things via a computer system called Fate.

Enter V and Evey. Evey is a young woman, out after curfew, on her way to go visit a friend. She is caught by some Fingermen, who are by no means "good cops". She is about to be raped and is rescued by a strange guy dressed in a black cape and hat wearing a grinning Guy Faulks mask. He kills two of the cops and escorts Evey up to a rooftop and proceeds to pretend directing an orchastra. Music actually starts playing from loud speakers all over the city and then a government building blows up, followed by fireworks.

In the words of an old musical I love - "there is big trouble in River City!"

Wrap up. This is not really a nice story. V really is not a good guy. He kills people. He destroys property. He kidnaps people. He tortures and brainwashes Evey. He is a terrorist.

He hides behind the mask to protect his identity and his face because he was tortured and used in a medical experiment that he was the only one to survive. He wears gloves to hide his damaged hands.

His justification for what he has done and is going to do is that he wants to free the people from a Facist government and give controll back to them. He belives that out of chaos comes freedom.

All of this should have provoked a very visceral reaction, right? I should not have been drawn to listen to this story, but I was. Why? I wanted to know what he was going to do. I wanted to understand who he was. I wanted to know what was going to happen.

What I found, while listening to this book was that the soothing sound of the reader's voice allowed me to listen to the story without being bothered by what was happening. When V killed people with his knives - there was no blood. When people were beaten - there was no blood. When buildings were blowing up - there was no falling debree - only music. It was like being wrapped in a warm cocoon and insulated from the bad things, right to the very end. I am not blaming Simon Vance at all. He did a wonderful job of reading the story to me. I do not know if reading the printed story would have been any different.

V for Vendetta is a movie that I had always wanted to watch since I had seen a clip of V’s speech in one of my sociology classes (it was a very liberal class). The problem was… when it comes to movies with a lot of violence, I automatically shy away. I am the biggest wimp ever! I knew that there was a graphic novel V for Vendetta by: Alan Moore (which the movie is based on), but I never got around to reading it. A while ago, I needed a new audiobook to keep me entertained at work. I found V for Vendetta by: Steve Moore. Instead of being based on the graphic novel, the novelization of V for Vendetta was based upon the screenplay by the Wachowskis. The Wachowskis are known for writing the screenplay and directing The Matrix films.
V for Vendetta is a dystopian story which takes place after a totalitarian government has taken over England and uses the media to cover up its mistakes. This illusion comes crashing down when a man in a Guy Fawkes mask who calls himself “V” begins to destroy the order within the government by assassinating some of their prominent members. Simultaneously he challenges the public to join him in his pursuit of anarchy. On one fated night, V meets Evey, a young woman who is caught by the secret police after curfew. This encounter sends Evey’s life spiraling out of control. The safe life she hoped to live is now in jeopardy, and there is no one she can trust, not even V.
I will quickly cut to the chase and admit that I adored this book. I adored this book so much that I ended up facing my fear of violent movies and I decided to watch V for Vendetta. I also loved the movie, but that is no surprise to me. I still have not read the graphic novel yet, so that may have an effect on how I see the novelization.
The writing is so eloquent. It is neither cheesy nor overdone. I really enjoyed how Moore dived into each character’s thought process. Many of the movie novelizations that I have read tends to ignore the character’s thought process in order to describe the action taking place. V for Vendetta is a story with a lot of action. And yet, Moore takes just the right amount of time to explain the characters’ motives for their actions. Meanwhile, the story is fast paced and full of heart stopping action sequences. Trust me, you will not be disappointed by all the unexpected twists and turns this story takes.
Of course, the character who stole the show and made this book worth reading was V. V is such a deliciously complex character who is truly both “victim and villain.” True antiheroes are rare, and V fits the description like a glove. On one extreme, he appears to be completely insane and ruthless in his pursuit for anarchy. On another, he is a fascinating human being who sees a lot of potential in a country fueled by a totalitarian government. His character raises important questions to which there are a million right and wrong answers. Although his past is never fully explained, I find that I like it better that he remains a mystery. The fact that most of his past is shrouded in mystery is a key component to his incarnation as V. While I do not know what V is like in the graphic novel, in the movie and in the novel, he is a sort of theatrical suave assassin character. Who knew that these seemingly opposing characteristics could inhabit the same personae?
As for the leading lady, Evey Hammond, I was pleasantly surprised by the evolution of her character. At first, she appears to be an empty headed young woman whose horrible bad luck ends up forcing her to cross paths with V. As the novel and the movie goes on, she sheds her damsel in distress personae. Her evolution throughout the novel as well as her relationship with V makes the early incarnation of Evey worth tolerating.
I would recommend this book to fans of 1984 by: George Orwell. Throughout the book, there were many echoes of Orwell’s universe that any fan of 1984 would appreciate. I also found this book similar in some ways to Death Note. If you liked V for Vendetta, Death Note is definitely worth reading, and vice versa.

I originally watched the movie a few years back, prior to the pandemic. I remembered it a being an interesting, but far fetched movie and decided to watch it again. This time, it hit me hard and deep. This time it had more relevance than the previous time I had watched.

After seeing the movie again, i determined to read the book. Books usually have more to give than the movie. I found the book and movie are identical, with one exception, the heart of the book came through more clearly than the movies, as you where able to focus more on key words and phrases necessary to understand the meaning of the book.

So much has happened over the last few years, and though there are similarities, it is remarkable how these similarities are, the coverups, the power of the government to strike fear into our hearts over the pandemic, how government has invaded our privacy and all the rest. These clarions of today, rang through in this book; our liberty, our freedom have been infringed upon.

Was our Jan 6th, V’s 5th of November?