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Soon I Will Be Invincible: A Novel di Austin…
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Soon I Will Be Invincible: A Novel (edizione 2007)

di Austin Grossman (Autore)

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A wildly entertaining first novel about good and evil, narrated by a cape-wearing superhero and a nefarious supervillain. Doctor Impossibleevil genius, mad scientist, diabolical time-traveler, wannabe world dominatorhas just broken out of prisonagain. He's tried to take over the world in every conceivable way: doomsday devices (nuclear, thermonuclear, nanotechnological), armies (robot, insect, dinosaur, fungus, fish), mass mind control, even a corporate conquest (Impossible Industries LLC). Each time, he has been foiled. This time, it's going to be different. Fatale, a gleaming technological marvel built by the NSA as the next generation of warfare, is living in Boston, watching TV and listening to the police scanner. A woman of skin and chrome with a long silver ponytail, she's given the chance every superheroine dreams of: to join a once-famous group of beautiful young heroes, newly reunited to stop Dr. Impossible. In alternating chapters, we see Dr. Impossible plan his comeback, and we watch the good guysFatale, Damsel, Blackwolf, Feral, CoreFirecome together in the face of unspeakable evil. Featuring a cast of superheroes and supervillains with remarkably human emotions who inhabit a world strangely similar to our own, this is an outrageous adventure with a literary benta smart take on power and celebrity, glory and responsibility, and those old standbys, truth and justice.… (altro)
Utente:daxjansen
Titolo:Soon I Will Be Invincible: A Novel
Autori:Austin Grossman (Autore)
Info:Pantheon (2007), Edition: 1, 288 pages
Collezioni:La tua biblioteca, Lista dei desideri, In lettura, Da leggere, Letti ma non posseduti, Preferiti
Voto:***
Etichette:fantasy, sci-fi

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Soon I Will Be Invincible di Austin Grossman

  1. 40
    After the Golden Age di Carrie Vaughn (FFortuna)
    FFortuna: Soon I Will Be Invincible is the same concept, with a lot of attention on the supervillain.
  2. 10
    Evil Genius di Catherine Jinks (DovSherman)
  3. 10
    Playing For Keeps di Mur Lafferty (DovSherman)
  4. 10
    Transmetropolitan Nella mischia di Warren Ellis (ahstrick)
  5. 10
    Wearing the Cape di Marion G. Harmon (TomWaitsTables)
  6. 00
    Superpowers di David J. Schwartz (nsblumenfeld)
  7. 00
    From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain di Minister Faust (ShelfMonkey)
  8. 00
    The Indifference League di Richard Scarsbrook (ShelfMonkey)
  9. 11
    Watchmen di Alan Moore (sturlington)
  10. 00
    Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology di Tricia Reeks (Euryale)
    Euryale: Short stories also exploring the theme of superheroes and villains in their downtime.
  11. 00
    The Refrigerator Monologues di Catherynne M. Valente (brianjungwi)
    brianjungwi: Different, but in the superhero genre
  12. 00
    All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault di James Alan Gardner (Carnophile)
    Carnophile: Both books lovingly play with the conventions of superhero comic books.
  13. 00
    Going Through The Change di Samantha Bryant (sturlington)
  14. 00
    A Once Crowded Sky: A Novel di Tom King (Vulco1)
    Vulco1: kind of cynical take on a superhero world. Pretty pointed satire and deliberate homages abound with some good humor, both shallow and deep. Something for people that know superhero comics inside and out as well as newcomers just wanting an interesting read.
  15. 00
    Hench di Natalie Zina Walschots (NKillham)
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I read this in ARC and it was a fun read and a definitely solid first novel. While I enjoyed the time spent alternating between the heads of the reluctant hero and the megalomaniacal supervillain, its structure was a lot of build-up and not as much punch as one might want out of the climax. Still, with all the world building and the interesting character bits in this book, it's forgiveable. Still, very solid and enough to make me look for this author's next book.

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  SESchend | Feb 2, 2024 |
As much as I wanted to, I didn't make it through this. The first few chapters narrated by Dr. Impossible were captivating. I loved his voice - both the actual voice actor on the audiobook and the tone and attitude of the character himself. But then the super heroine spoke. While the voice actor for this heroine was creditable, the attitude and role of the character were insufferable. All she did was dump information about herself and the rest of the super hero camp. Then I noticed that Dr. Impossible was starting to do the same thing. Both of them were doing a lot of telling with only a little showing and both first-person narrators were dumping more information than they could have possibly been privy to. The author was simply showing off. In my mind, the author also didn't help things by writing in the present tense, rather than past. I'm sure this was a stylistic choice, and it worked for some scenes, but really felt wrong for most. Other reviewers have pointed out similar takes on superheroes that were done better. I may have to give one of those a try. ( )
  zot79 | Aug 20, 2023 |
An entertaining novel about superheroes and supervillains. Not especially profound, but the author clearly has a love for silver age superhero stuff (and a respect for and understanding of the genre that The Incredibles did not). It's reasonably effective at getting into the heads of the two narrating characters (a young hero and an experienced villain). The most fun bits involve the glimpses into the histories of the other characters, their full stories being held tantalizingly out of reach (something that today's superhero comics cannot resist diving into ad nauseous). As a serious examination or deconstruction of the genre (which I always feel mainstream fiction about superheroes is striving to be), it feels simplistic compared to, say, almost anything Alan Moore has written, but on its own terms it's entirely entertaining. ( )
  mrawdon | Aug 9, 2023 |
A fun read, putting superheroes in a modern day atmosphere. Witty, sometimes predictable, but enjoyable. Takes a persepctive from both the villian and the hero. ( )
  misterysun | Feb 27, 2023 |
Loved the idea of the book, liked the execution.

I really wanted Doctor Impossible to find a new path. Something to get him out of his rut, to let go of his hate, to get out of the hero-villain dynamic. Oh well. ( )
  tornadox | Feb 14, 2023 |
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Nome dell'autoreRuoloTipo di autoreOpera?Stato
Austin Grossmanautore primariotutte le edizionicalcolato
Boehmer, J. PaulNarratoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Brèque, Jean-DanielTraduttoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Kidd, ChipProgetto della copertinaautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Langowski, JürgenTraduttoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Marlo, ColeenNarratoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Spear, GeoffImmagine di copertinaautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
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A wildly entertaining first novel about good and evil, narrated by a cape-wearing superhero and a nefarious supervillain. Doctor Impossibleevil genius, mad scientist, diabolical time-traveler, wannabe world dominatorhas just broken out of prisonagain. He's tried to take over the world in every conceivable way: doomsday devices (nuclear, thermonuclear, nanotechnological), armies (robot, insect, dinosaur, fungus, fish), mass mind control, even a corporate conquest (Impossible Industries LLC). Each time, he has been foiled. This time, it's going to be different. Fatale, a gleaming technological marvel built by the NSA as the next generation of warfare, is living in Boston, watching TV and listening to the police scanner. A woman of skin and chrome with a long silver ponytail, she's given the chance every superheroine dreams of: to join a once-famous group of beautiful young heroes, newly reunited to stop Dr. Impossible. In alternating chapters, we see Dr. Impossible plan his comeback, and we watch the good guysFatale, Damsel, Blackwolf, Feral, CoreFirecome together in the face of unspeakable evil. Featuring a cast of superheroes and supervillains with remarkably human emotions who inhabit a world strangely similar to our own, this is an outrageous adventure with a literary benta smart take on power and celebrity, glory and responsibility, and those old standbys, truth and justice.

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