Geniale und extrem starke Zitate. Hier ein Beispiel.
" Worte allein sind machtlos. Nur durch Menschen erhalten sie Macht." " Er war sie. Er war ich. Er war uns alle."

Die Geschichte ist anfangs etwas schwer zu verstehen, da man einfach in eine Welt geworfen wird ohne zu wissen, wie dort alles funktioniert. Doch nach und nach begreift man und dann ist das Buch sehr aussagekräftig. Also definitiv nichts für nebenbei oder als Ferienlektüre.
Der mysteriöse "V" wächst einem ans Herz und man ist richtig traurig, als er sich zum Schluss opfert.
Das Buch ist es wert.

P.S.: Auch der Film ist es definitiv wert, gesehen zu werden.

One of the best books I've read in a long time. Considering this book is based on a graphic novel and movie, I was impressed by the absolutely lovely prose. The story is a dystopia in the classic sense and carries great impact with its ideas. I definitely recommend it.

I recently listened to V for Vendetta written by Alan Moore, novelized by Steve Moore, a novelization that was based off both the graphic novel and the screen play, and narrated by Simon Vance.

V for Vendetta is set in a world where America was using viral warfare as a standard tactic in its bid to spread its empire, before being stopped cold by the Chinese. In the wake of their defeat and military collapse, most of the world fell into disorder.

In the UK, however, swift action was taken after religious terrorists, of the Muslim belief, used captured American bioweapons against multiple targets in the UK, killing millions. It was at this moment that a radical conservative Christian government was swept into power, in Downing Street, by promising order and safety, in exchange for the right to kill enemies of the state without unduly burdening the already overburdened justice system with the details.

Thus the stage is set. As the story begins we first find Evey Hammond, a young assistant at BTN, the British Television Network, on her way to a date with Gordon Deitrich, the host of a popular television show. She is clearly headed to this date, in defiance of curfew, mainly because she hopes to develop a romantic relationship in order to advance her own career.

On her way to her date, she's caught by Fingermen, a Gestapo like secret police force. As a punishment for her defying curfew they prepare to rape her in an alleyway, clearly unconcerned as to what onlookers in the neighborhood might think of their actions.

It's at this moment that a man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and dressed in a style reminiscent of a bygone era comes to her aid. Despite his unusual method of speaking, he quickly dispatches her assailants. 'V', as he styles himself, then invites her to witness a musical concert he is headed to. She agrees and, unwittingly, comes to be associated with him and his terrorist attack on the old Bailey, the central court of London.

Simon Vance did an excellent job with the narration of this novel. Having seen the movies, I wished he had stressed certain phrases differently, but that being said I still found his performance quite satisfactory.

Conclusion: This novelization is based primarily off the screenplay as opposed to the graphic novels. That being said, I believe the graphic novels were used as inspiration and the writing here filled in many holes left open by the screenplay. This novelization added real depth and even relationships to the story that were not fleshed out on screen. It wasn't simply a rehash of the movie, but it paints vividly and adds new textures to the overall picture.

Many of the characters in this tale are quite complex. If you seek heroes without fault or motives that are wholly innocent, you won't find them here. The question remains, is 'V' a terrorist or a freedom fighter? Freedom isn't always championed by those who are pure of heart, merely by those who still have a heart.

This novelization is hard to pin down in regards to who will and who won't enjoy it. Regardless of where you fall on this scale, it should make you think. In that regard alone, I believe it's worth a read.

I watched the movie a long time ago but don't remember what happened. As such I can't really say I'm the right person to say this novelization was done well, but I'll go out on a limb and say so anyway.

Lol @ me reading this novelization of the screenplay adapted from the graphic novel. I just love this story in all forms.

Man, I haven't seen this movie in probably 15 years, so while I had a vague recollection of the major events that occur, and I always remember the 5th of November, I had forgotten SO much.

I had forgotten how painful the torture of Evee was and the building up of the force to fight back.

It was so much fun to revisit this dark take on a fight for rights in the gritty atmosphere that was brought to life on these pages. Now I feel like I need to go watch it again.

Solid 4 stars!

So I was hoping that the book would offer a little more then the movie (which I loved), I was wrong (understandably so, since the novel is based on the movie, not the other way around). I think there were even less of V's aphorisms in the book then in the movie, which was upsetting. It seems the only thing the book expounded on was the absolutely laughable and ludicrous politic back-story to the fascist regime (which pretty much ruined the book for me). The movie was bad enough in this regard, but I just had to laugh, the book was so politically kooky. It implies the notion (carried on by the media and liberals) that Hitler was a man on the religious right, and if we allow conservative Christians to have their way, Fascism is the the natural end. This is SO incredible stupid, I don't know where to start. OK first oft, real conservatives are only an inch away from being libertarians, which lines them up with V, not the fascist! They want small government, believing its a necessary evil, incompetent and prone to corruption and abuse of power. While the political left throughout history seems to believe the opposite; that the government is the answer to the worlds problem, that more power in the hands of the progressive elite will solve the worlds woes. Do liberals so easily forget the name of Hitler's party? It was the National Socialist, not the National Libertarians. Do they realize how similar National Socialism is to Communism? Evidently NOT, they are practically twins; twisted sisters; but fascism has a Nationalist bent and the pretense of private property, that is completely controlled by the government. It is a movement of the left, not the right. Many of the communist party in Germany gladly joined Hitler. Oh and Hitler absolutely HATED Christianity, but knew he had to use it for a time until he could completely remove it. And by the way, why did the liberals hate Bush so much, he was practically a liberal himself, pushing bigger government and spending, and starting wars, something in our history Democrats keep doing (Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, Obama etc...). Also, just read the news, Obama is more of the same, carrying on Bushes policies that he once ran against, and on top of this making sure 1,000s of people are regularly murdered by drones, resulting slaughter of woman and children who are near where the missiles come down. O.K Sorry this book is not about Obama. But yeah, it was evidently made by liberal conspiracy nuts, Michael Moore types. Conveying the message we must stand against the political right and Christianity, or see Fascism and religious oppression come again and the torture of gays and forced bible study. I say all this, but then again I love the book, the parts that a good are good to the extreme that the political ideas are imbecilic. If you read John Locke's "Second Treatise of Government", Locke makes a case that in such a situation where there is a tyrannical government, one is merely a slave, and since the state has no regard for your life and has become your enemy, you are in the state of war. (that's a bad summery, but yeah) in light of this, I could see the justification for V's doings. One thing I hope the book is not conveying, is since this futuristic totalitarian dictatorship was the result of Bush's war on terror, The Christian right and global warming, that somehow the book is making the case that Islamic terrorist are justified and good. Also, all the folks today wearing V mask is bothersome to me, because, no matter how bad things are getting now, we are not yet living under a totalitarian government. Also, from talking to folks today protesting, wearing the V mask, all they can do is bitch about big business, etc... they want revolution, but don't have a clue on how to make sure a revolution is like the American revolution and not the French Revolution. Sure in this book V collapsed the government, but without the right libertarian principles of government (those of many of America's founding), V only brought on tyranny down, providing no principles for a new one to areas that protects life, liberty and property. Often you get rid of one demon, only for 7 more to move in.

Epic!

Oftimes, novelized movies are mediocre at best. This was better than most. Of course, having Simon Vance as the narrator helps.

Well I'm reviewing the novel here. Unfortunately prior to reading this I have seen the movie and read the graphic novel. So I can only hope that my review can be as untainted as possible, and adhere strictly the the merit of the writing of the late Steve Moore. I actually had to look up to see if Alan Moore who wrote the graphic novel, was related to Steve Moore, who wrote the novel. It appears not, they just seemed to be friends from childhood.

Anyhow, the book V for Vendetta seems like it could have been a much grander and much more socially broad and more recognized book if it weren't based on the graphic novel, and well known by the movie adaptation. What I mean by this, is Steve Moore's writing is masterful, it really mimics the beauty of the written book 1984 even in terms of it's English style. If this book weren't based so heavily on the screenplay and graphic novel, I could really see it taking off and getting a much wider noteriety. Unfortunately ( and rightfully so I suppose) novels based on books/comics, don't go nearly as far as any book written by independent creation.

The book seems to want to stretch out it's political mind much further than the graphic novel goes, but is snapped back by it's chains. I sort of with Alan Moore would have given Steve some ( a lot) of wiggle room to make this book an expansion on the V for Vendetta universe, rather than just a direct novelization. I say this because while I love the story of V and his Vendetta, I can't help but feel that parts were awfully cliche, and dramatic. I know that sounds funny from the main character who prides himself on the dramatic, but it doesn't need to bleed so much into the story. Of course V's background and history is one of despair and misery, which turns him into our overtly brooding anti hero.

I suppose my biggest gripe is that I don't feel awfully connected to V. As much as I sympathize with him, I still can't exactly justify mass bombings as a method of political speech. I can't see many political dissenters with any future plans, thinking that blowing up institutions will solve much. I understand that the blowing up of the Ministry of Justice and Parliment are more metaphorical... but this doesn't help my caring for V. So that being said, I find myself more eager to see the actual people of England and how they handle the oppressive regime. That is the one reason why I love the book 1984. It shows and gives us a unique view into the lives of the middle class Englishmen and woman. Not from the eyes of a near fanatical semi-terrorist who has a past based on torture and human experimentation. I hate to compare the books but it's rather hard not to. V for Vendetta of course seems to advocate actual change, and to put aside passive resistance. 1984 on the other hand is more of a passive glimpse, a window, and most importantly a warning to the future.

So both books while similar in theme and style, both seem to be written for two different purposes. Anyway, I enjoyed the book, it's well written, provides a nice display of the English language, but to me seems to be held back and restricted to only show casing what was in the movie, which is a shame as I could have seen a lot more taking place "behind the scenes".

V for Vendetta is not the kind of movie that I usually watch but which surprisingly I loved. This audio book based from its novelization is one of the best audio books I've heard. Simon Vance can really bring out the characters with his voice and I enjoy it almost as much as the movie. I only wished that they would use some background music since it could really build the atmosphere as in the movie.

Maybe 4 1/2. I did not read the graphic novel, but listened to it on audiobook, and I really liked it. There were a few sentences I thought seemed out of place, but overall good. And as to the plot, I had one problem with the torture of Evie in the middle/later part of the book. I thought the reason why and her reaction to it in the end were stupid and not really reasonable. But I loved the descriptions of things in general, and the action, and even the characters.