Meh

Title: Watchmen
Author: Alan Moore
Did I like it:  It was good but I'm not sure it lived up to the hype
Should you read it:  Probably.  Its always interesting reading in graphic novel form, but the book isn't riveting 100% of the time.
Synopsis:  The stories of a group of people brought together by their desire to anonymously help humanity.

While this book is very different from the one I read before it (The Attack), for some reason the tone almost felt the same to me.  Maybe I was still subconsciously caught up in The Attack, but that sort of foreboding tone made the book a bit less enjoyable for me.  That said, I did like this book, I thought the plot was creative and I really enjoyed the way the many different plotlines wove around each other.  I also thought that the graphic novel medium was used really well, and allowed the story to be told in a way that wouldn't have been possible without the pictures.  

Ok, now I want to say something else about this book but I hate it when people say stuff like this to me, so I'll give you an opportunity to not read this next part.  Its not a spoiler, but please skip the next paragraph if you plan on reading this book.

I didn't like the ending of this book.  I think I always initially don't like endings that are drastic with unpleasant implications like this one (maybe I'm squeamish or blindly optimistic about the way the world really is, and these sorts of endings shatter my blinkers...).  The ending left an unpleasant aroma in my mind and since I was about to go to sleep, that sort of overshadowed my day today.  (I hate it when people tell me stuff like this because then I spend the whole book looking for the thing the person told me about.  It changes my reading experience.)

Ok you can start reading again now.  Overall, I'd suggest this book to people who read at least semi-often and don't mind a tiny bit of scifi.  Its good and entertaining and parts of it are really fun too!  In the vein of graphic novels, I'd highly recommend Maus (by Art Spiegelman) and Persepolis (by Marjane Satrapi).  Both are wonderful and meaningful books and I'd say both are easily better than Watchmen.  Now I want to read Maus... I guess thats another book for the list!

Also, for anyone keeping track, we are in the 9th week of the year and I've read 13 books so far, for an average rate of 1.44 books a week.