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Its funny, cos I read Watchmen and From Hell quite close together, and I liked Watchmen and thought it was well done, but From Hell made a huge impression on me and Watchmen didnt - although I know it is generally thought to be Moore's best work.
I was so drawn to the conflict between Abberline and Gull: their two characters, Gull's mad genius and sheer force of personality and Abberline's grit and everydayness... I dont think I have ever read anything that made me almost jump out of my skin in the way I did when Gull suddenly materialised into a 20th century office.
and when you think about Abberline: fat, averagely intelligent, over sensitive, emotionally stunted, clumsy but hard - beat Gull (for all his posturing and grand theories) twice, in both of the things that really mattered (catching him and with regards to Mary) - even if in both cases he did it somewhat by accident.
The hollywood movie with Johnny Depp and Heather Graham flirting away was a very very poor imitation of the story of Fred and Emma
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The Gospel of Thomas
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