It's Superman!: A Novel Posted by Paul on 4:29 PM

It's Superman!: A Novel by Tom De Haven


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a retelling, or re-imagining, of the Superman story. The novel has the thematic elements of the Superman legend, only set in the '30s of the "real world." Smallville remains a town in Kansas, but Clark ends up in New York City, rather than Metropolis. There are several references to Metropolis, however.

The story was written in the style of the books I remember swiping from my father's book collection in the attic as a child; chapter plot points at the start of each chapter, lots of side story detail that would be missing from current stories.

Even Lex Luthor has a new origin of sorts, and is a believable and worthy foe, even though his first comeuppance is less about a rivalry , and more about a complex chain of events that lead to Superman facing Luthor only after the house of cards have come crashing down. Luthor escapes, of course, using Superman to do so. This sets up their feud which must continue after the period covered by the book.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book.

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Just saw District 9. Posted by Paul on 2:46 PM

Just saw District 9. Not a bad movie at all. Enjoyed it quite a bit.

formspring.me Posted by Paul on 7:58 AM

Are you on facebook also?

Yes.

Ask me anything. But be polite; my mother reads this.

Check Out My Dance Moves Y'all! Posted by Paul on 1:53 PM

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Sippin' By The River Posted by Paul on 12:11 PM

On October 4th 2009 I went down to Philadelphia to go to the 15th Annual "Sippin' By The River", a wine & beer tasting festival held to support the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. It was held at Festivat Pier @ Penn's Landing. I attended with my father, my friends James, Troy & Nando, as well as others. A warm sun was shining, and the cold beer was flowing. I finally learned the whole story about how Nando vanished from Boston during a visit. I was able to get my father to try some new brews, and extolled the virtues of some I'd had to the others, and also discovered some new tastes they liked. I daresay, a good time was had by all.

formspring.me Posted by Paul on 8:50 PM

If your house was on fire and you could only grab three things, what would they be?

My roommates. Or my laptop, my treasury box, and my go bag.

What message would you want to put in a fortune cookie?

The magic is in the moment.

If you could go on vacation for the next month with an unlimited budget, where would you go?

Ireland.

Ask me anything. But be polite; my mother reads this.

AnnMarie meets Curious George Posted by Paul on 10:57 AM

 

 

Last Saturday I was riding with one of our supervisors, AnnMarie, when we drove past WGBH in Brighton, MA. She let loose a squeal as she saw a giant Curious George greeting visitors to an event they were having. This woman in a nurse in the Army, now. Since we were stopping less than a block away I suggested she go meet him. We did, and I took these two pictures. When she saw them, she said I'd made her week. She cares for her father, and her sister is in long term care. But for a few minutes, she forgot her troubles, and was able to enjoy herself.

Have you tried to lighten someone's burden today?

Have a nice day!