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| Original Title: | Soon I Will Be Invincible |
| ISBN: | 0307279863 (ISBN13: 9780307279866) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Doctor Impossible, Corefire, Damsel, Blackwolf, Fatale, Mr. Mystic |
| Literary Awards: | John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize |
Austin Grossman
Paperback | Pages: 319 pages Rating: 3.68 | 12953 Users | 1838 Reviews
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| Title | : | Soon I Will Be Invincible |
| Author | : | Austin Grossman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 319 pages |
| Published | : | June 10th 2008 by Vintage (first published January 1st 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Comics. Superheroes. Humor |
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Doctor Impossible—evil genius, would-be world conqueror—languishes in prison. Shuffling through the cafeteria line with ordinary criminals, he wonders if the smartest man in the world has done the smartest thing he could with his life. After all, he's lost every battle he's ever fought. But this prison won't hold him forever.Fatale—half woman, half high-tech warrior—used to be an unemployed cyborg. Now, she's a rookie member of the world's most famous super-team, the Champions. But being a superhero is not all flying cars and planets in peril—she learns that in the locker rooms and dive bars of superherodom, the men and women (even mutants) behind the masks are as human as anyone.
Soon I Will Be Invincible is a wildly entertaining first novel, brimming with attitude and humor—an emotionally resonant look at good and evil, love and loss, power and glory.
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Ratings: 3.68 From 12953 Users | 1838 ReviewsCriticize Epithetical Books Soon I Will Be Invincible
When I was quite a bit younger, I used to run around the apartment in my underwear, a He-Man sword stuffed down the back of my shirt. I used to try to ride the dog like he was Cringer and pretend he was Battle Cat. Later, I concocted plans to become a vigilante like Batman if I were to ever come into money, like winning the lottery. Early on in puberty, I hoped to develop mutant abilities like the X-Men. Instead of becoming any of these things, I now worship barbarians, read history of barbaricI bought this book based on a strong review, and was quite disappointed. Any reviewer who praises this book's imagination clearly hasn't read a comic book within the last 5-10 years. The settings, characters, and powers all seem to have been lifted wholesale out of the most dire quick cash-in books of the 90s comics boom.I will grant that there is some amusement to be found in Dr. Impossible's story. His wry, matter-of fact viewpoint is often entertaining, and the telling of a comic book tale
Everything started out fun enough - hearing the story from an old super villain's point-of-view. It kinda made you think of Dr. Doom by way of The Monarch from Venture Brothers. Then the book gets into a routine of switching every other chapter between the villain and a rookie hero who just got invited to join the big super team. Again, all well and good. Grossman apparantly created and entire world, mythology, and history for all the heroes and villains. Problem was, he REALLY wanted to make
full review to follow. supervillian 4 stars. super heroes three stars. overall 3 and a half stars. a fun read--do not regret it, just wish it was better--when you hold the making of something great in your hands, and half of it falls way short of the mark, it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth.
I've got to say, I really enjoyed this book. Not being a comic book geek, or even a superhero buff, I picked this up on a whim at the library. My review was probably helped in that I started reading this the day after I saw "Hancock" with Will Smith.Anyhoo, mix a bit of Hancock, and some of Disney's Sky High Academy, with a *big* helping of Mike Myers' Dr Evil and you've got some idea of the fun of this book. I'll leave the plot synopsis to others, but I really enjoyed the viewpoint of the main
I'm not sure why I've rated this three stars (probably closer to 3.5) because there was a lot I liked about it. I'm very fond of superhero stories, particularly ones like this, and I actually liked that the villain's perspective alternated with the hero's perspective. Actually, that's misleading; the "villain" has some sympathetic traits, and the "hero" is a newbie who's just been invited to join the number one super-group in the world. Both of them have doubts about what they're doing, but not
I got problems with this, but first, what I liked...The larger-than-life characters, and so many of them, that Grossman was able to create and breathe into life. His imagination must have run riot at time as he spins character after character into his storyline about a villainous superhero, Dr. Impossible, who wants to, quite literally, rule the world. (He really does, regardless of the fact that he's tried and failed to do this umpteen times before.) The writing is crisp and distinct. Dialogue,
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