By Austin Grossman.A fun book that plays with the superhero (and super-villain) motif, told in the first-person alternately by veteran villain Doctor Impossible and new heroine Fatale.
Anyone who has read comic books will recognize the themes, character types, and - yes - cliches. They are all handled with care and modernized (it turns out that evil geniuses are the way they are because they suffer from "malign hypercognition disorder" and we learn a little about what's with all the skin-tight costumes). More interesting when we learn the inner thoughts of villains and heroes, less so in the action sequences, you don't have to be a fan of comic books or superheros to enjoy this book. -- John L.
Request Soon I Will Be Invincible from the Saint Paul Public Library.
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It must be good! The guys at Unshelved liked it!
The Unshelved guys said it was fine to include their "book reviews" on any library blog or website so you could add it to your post if you wanted to. . . .
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