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We're trying something different for our Spring unofficial choice:

Watchmen by Alan Moore!

Post anything about the graphic novel and/or movie here!

I finally finished the book! I wouldn't have pushed myself to read it if it had not been one of our choices, but I'm glad I did 'cause now I can go watch the movie.

I agree with Roxy: some of the extra bits of info was boring and slowed the story down. I think half-way through the book, I started skimming those. Then after I finished, I went back to them. If I had not done that, I probably would have rated it lower.

Dr. Manhattan was the most interesting character. I'm a little disappointed because I heard that in the movie, he's not played by a real person.

Jane wrote: "Dr. Manhattan was the most interesting character. I'm a little disappointed because I heard that in the movie, he's not played by a real person."

Actually, Billy Cruddup plays Manhattan, and does a stellar job. He's extremely enhanced with computer effects, but the actor's performance comes through very clearly (as, similarly, Andy Sirkis's acting as Gollum in Lord of the Rings and Bill Nighy's as Davy Jones in the Pirates movies came through).

Best,

Tim

I love the storytelling in his "chapter" of the novel. The way the photograph falls to the surface of Mars, the simultaneous experience of time in what we would think of as "past and future" for him is always "now"--always is, and not was or will be.

My favorite chapter was XI. That was the chapter where Veidt was discussing his plan. I thought that it was interesting that he felt that it was justified to sacrifice millions of peoples lives to stop an impending war and save billions. How often does that happen, where world leaders see it fit to sacrifice lives for the better of a world? During the 80's the cold war was at the brink of total destruction with millions of war heads pointed at each other between Russia and the U.S.

Random fact, when I think of this book a small voice in my head goes, "WAAAAATCHMEEEEEENNNNN."