Paxton H. (paxtonholley) reviewed on 5/19/2009 + 67 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

This is a well written story. It follows Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Clark Kent and another character named Willi through several years in the '30s. The stories are separate for the most part, but interweave throughout.

My biggest problem with this, it's boring. Clark Kent is almost the third or fourth lead in the novel. Superman doesn't really even make a front and center appearance until around page 350. Before that, it's basically innuendo and second hand recounts. It's a solid story, but when reading a Superman novel, you have certain expectations, even with an origin story. This takes entirely too long to get started and almost lost me in the middle. The last 100 pages or so are the best part of the book.

You'll enjoy the book, I guess, just go into knowing it's a REALLY slow burn type of story.

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