Saturday, July 24, 2010
Gladiator
by Philip Wylie
I've been wanting to read this, the supposed inspiration for Superman, ever since Roy Thomas adapted it for his Young All-Stars comic. I finally lucked out and came across a copy at the Library sale. Gladiator is about Hugo Danner, a man born in the 1890s with strength and stamina far beyond that of a normal human. Unlike the Man of Steel, Hugo doesn't don a colorful costume and spend his time doing good works. Instead he tries to hide his abilities and find a purpose in life among those who would fear them. It's not great literature, nor even exceptional science fiction. But the story was readable and I did enjoy the nostalgia value of the work.
Check it out. (I should set that in a comic book font.)
LibraryThing link
I've been wanting to read this, the supposed inspiration for Superman, ever since Roy Thomas adapted it for his Young All-Stars comic. I finally lucked out and came across a copy at the Library sale. Gladiator is about Hugo Danner, a man born in the 1890s with strength and stamina far beyond that of a normal human. Unlike the Man of Steel, Hugo doesn't don a colorful costume and spend his time doing good works. Instead he tries to hide his abilities and find a purpose in life among those who would fear them. It's not great literature, nor even exceptional science fiction. But the story was readable and I did enjoy the nostalgia value of the work.
Check it out. (I should set that in a comic book font.)
LibraryThing link
Labels: CheckItOut
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Reading Judas
by Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King
More waiting room material.
LibraryThing link
More waiting room material.
LibraryThing link
Labels: ElainePagels, WaitingRoomMaterial
Thursday, July 15, 2010
How Few Remain
by Harry Turtledove
I just had to check it out again.
LibraryThing link
I just had to check it out again.
LibraryThing link
Labels: CheckItOut, HarryTurtledove, Timeline-191
Saturday, July 10, 2010
The Gnostic Gospels
by Elaine Pagels
Only seemed like waiting room material the second time around.
LibraryThing link
Only seemed like waiting room material the second time around.
LibraryThing link
Labels: ElainePagels, WaitingRoomMaterial
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Flash Forward
by Robert J. Sawyer
First read in June of 2000.
Still on my shelf.
LibraryThing link
First read in June of 2000.
Still on my shelf.
LibraryThing link
Labels: OnMyShelf, RobertSawyer
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