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The best thing about The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady is the title. The second best thing about the novel is the cover.
The third best thing is the first chapter of the novel, wherein our heroine describes how she was given a radioactive cocktail by her doctor in the 1950s as part of a secret government study, its affects on her life, and her plans for revenge. Cool and off-beat beginning – so far, so good. The novel then, surprisingly, segues into a garden variety life-in-the-suburbs novel, f ...more
The third best thing is the first chapter of the novel, wherein our heroine describes how she was given a radioactive cocktail by her doctor in the 1950s as part of a secret government study, its affects on her life, and her plans for revenge. Cool and off-beat beginning – so far, so good. The novel then, surprisingly, segues into a garden variety life-in-the-suburbs novel, f ...more
This was recommended as a humorous novel; not so much. Decent straight-up fiction with themes of revenge and redemption. As usual, I could wish the details weren't wrong--the Flying Fortress was the B-17, not the B-29, Brownies of Helen's vintage didn't wear sashes or earn badges, etc, etc.
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Apr 27, 2011
MichelleCH
marked it as to-read
Dec 28, 2012
Kelli
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Mar 05, 2019
Ryland Cronk
marked it as to-read
