V for Vendetta

Who doesn't like their leading men to be burn victims who commit crimes in cosplay?

After seeing the movie, V for Vendetta, and instantly becoming a fan, I bought this novel to read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, finding it to be very well written and comprehensive. It is very like the film, with some small differences, details that allowed me more insight into the characters, particularly V and Evey. If you loved the film as I did, I would definitely recommend this novel.

V for Vendetta (9.5 hours, eight CDs, Unabridged, Blackstone Audio) is the spoken word version of the novelization of the movie script based upon the DC comics graphic novel (DON"T ASK ME TO REPEAT THAT SENTENCE AGAIN!). Simon Vance is a wiz in his narration. In this production, he is a one man band who preforms so this so well. Vance mesh characters so complete that you would think the studio was filled with people instead of the party of one. The fantasy story is part Count of Monte Cristo, which is eluded to many times the piece and part 1984. It was an interesting movie and an equally marvelous audiobook. Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

I have not read the graphic novel so will not get into a debate of format. I can only say that I thought the film was brilliant; a 1984ish parable updated for the ominous times in which we live today. I think people need to be reminded that the fight and sacrifice for freedom is not something that a previous generation did for us, but something we have to do for ourselves day by day. The abdication of that fight, in reality and in the fictional England of "V for Vendetta", will always lead to deprivation and despair; chaos and violence. Now about the book... ...Novelizations based upon films are justifiably viewed with skepticism; however, Steve Moore did right by the film and wrote an engrossing novel as well. Fans of the film will be relieved to know that the dialog in the novel is verbatim the same dialog as in the film, with all of those excellent Shakespeare soliloquies coming through intact. It was worth reading the novel just to have those passages near to hand. As some art forms can only be properly portrayed in film, so too, depths of character and backstory can only be properly portrayed in print. The novel provides just a little more exposition than was possible in the film; a little more insight into V and Evey and Finch, et al. Steve Moore's novelization can stand alone as an excellent work of political fiction.

I am a big fan of film novelizations, especially ones that are based on comic books such as this. The book is about a masked man named V who befriends a troubled and afraid girl named Evey and invites her on a quest to overthrow their evil government and it's leader Adam Sutler. v is a mysterious character who is dying for revenge (I can't ell why you have to read it!) against the people within the government who hurt him. The book is pretty violent but you should expect it to be because the film has recently been rated R for strong violence and some language. It's a great book filled with action and mystery and when there is a part where something doesn't make sense (and there will be if you're a slightly younger reader like me) just keep reading and soon you'll see that the story elements are connected in some really cool ways. Great writing. Can't wait for the movie but read the book first because you may not understand the movie! In theatres March 17th and starring Natalie Portman (from Star Wars) and Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith from the Matrix). Enjoy!