A History of Violence

This is a topical read for me. Vijay’s new movie, Leo, directed by Lokesh is getting released this week. The talk is that the movie is inspired from this graphic novel. So I was curious about this as all people around me are excited about this movie.

This is a simple but punchy revenge story. Quite gory and a short novel. It follows the story of an ordinary person running a coffee shop getting into an extraordinary situation, how he handles it, what happens to his family and what is his mysterious past. Anything more will be a spoiler. The illustrations are vivid and reminded me of Sin City. I felt it was gorgeous in depicting the gory and violence.

If you are a graphic novel fan and want to enjoy a nice thrilling revenge saga, give it a shot, you may like it.

I read this book pretty much in one sitting, even though I was intending on reading only part of it. It is a very gripping and engaging account. The simple line art matches the gritty style of the story very well. I have not seen the movie that was made of this, but I think I would like to see it out of curiosity. Though I have a feeling it does not live up to this book. I am glad I read the graphic novel first. The book does have a small "suggested for mature readers" warning, and it is for a reason. This is a violent tale, but it is also a tale of a man just trying to move away from his past. Overall, I highly recommend this.