false \ 6999208 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255799694m/6999208.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255799694m/6999208.jpg 645180 12 955983 5 6 2007 Soon I Will Be Invincible total:2062|5:339|4:887|3:620|2:174|1:42| 2062 7493 3041 637 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 2 15 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 21 11:06:52 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 11:09:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 4 5 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 13:15:59 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:22:31 -0800 2009
"This morning on planet Earth, there are 1,686 enhanced, gifted, or otherwise superpowered persons. 678 use their powers to fight crime, while 441 use their powers to commit them. 44 a...more...]]> 2068667 0307279863 9780307279866 67 23 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255799699m/2068667.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2068667.Soon_I_Will_be_Invincible 4 13 false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 16:27:17 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 20:56:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2068667 0307279863 9780307279866 67 23 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255799699m/2068667.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2068667.Soon_I_Will_be_Invincible 2 5 false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 17:25:03 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 17:23:06 -0700 2008 idea of it. It's just the novel itself I've got a problem with.

When I first saw this on the shelf, my mind raced frantical...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 5 6 false Tue Feb 12 19:06:10 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 12:25:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 1 2 true Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 17:25:24 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 20:55:18 -0700 2009
Perhaps the problem lies in reading this just after seeing the Watchmen movie. While I rather heretically think the plot for Watchmen...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 1 3 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 10:46:33 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 11:45:08 -0700 2008 Mark Twain, called Austin Grossman's Literary Offenses.

This book is that bad. Really.

It's so bad, I wonder what's wrong with someone that they could actually like this book. I know, that's a really mean thing to say, but...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 3 2 false Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 05:18:48 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 21:42:12 -0700 2008 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 2 1 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 13:52:19 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 22:53:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 3 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 17 08:24:43 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 09:24:50 -0800 2008 It has the following great quote on superherodom:

"Your powers are what you always have with you. It’s one piece of knowledge we all share here. No matter how many dossiers the government keeps on you, n...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 4 3 false Wed Aug 27 09:37:18 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 11:53:11 -0700 2008
Anyhoo, mix a bit of Hancock...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 3 1 false Sat Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 01 11:37:59 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 11:38:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 5 2 false Mon Jul 20 07:28:19 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 26 16:01:49 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 20 07:28:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 1 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 01 11:02:49 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 11:12:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 4 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 10:01:45 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 06:16:06 -0700 2007
A superhero novel that switches narrative viewpoints b/w supervillain and new superhero. It is more melancholy and internal than comic/action-packed, though all those asp...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 3 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 10:09:26 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 10:09:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 4 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 18 06:21:10 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 09 20:25:51 -0700 2008 Good points: I loved how the DC Universe archetypes were turned sideways. Namely Batman, Superman and Lex Luthor. I loved the thorough walk-through of how genius can become a sort of insanity, and gave me a better appreciation of the original crazy-scientist Lex Luthor. (I've preferred the Machiavel...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 3 1 false Thu Sep 06 07:18:27 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 05:31:33 -0800 2007
So, such a...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 13:49:31 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 19:04:41 -0700 2007
I adored this novel - devouring most ...more...]]> 645180 0375424865 9780375424861 1961 602 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689611m/645180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645180.Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible 2 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 12:21:11 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 15:49:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=6999208 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=6999208