Reviews

Superman: True Brit by Mark Farmer, John Cleese, Alex Bleyaert, John Byrne, Kim Howard Johnson

anakl's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

3.0

samsolariusleo's review

4.0

Great reimagining of the Superman myth with a good dose of humour and comedy that I did not see coming. It would have been better if the title did not paint the British in such a caricatured light that seemed stereotypical and mean of the writer at times. Otherwise, I enjoyed reading it and simply could not put it down once I started it!

bottomlesslibrary's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

msharma's review

4.0

Strong start (a little tongue and cheek); mediocre finish. If I could give a 3.5 I would.

drdena's review

4.0

It was very...British.

bloodravenlib's review

4.0

See my note about it in my blog:

http://gypsylibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/01/booknote-superman-true-brit.html

onceandfuturelaura's review

3.0

Not bad. Superman’s little escape pod lands in the UK instead of Kansas. Ends up being a superhero in an older, more staid world. The Queen gives him three tasks that really would be heroic; make the trains run on time; make the BBC produce better programming; improve the national health system. Those are heroic quests that we really don’t have good heroic models for. He ends up being driven out of England by the tabloids. Great fun, great insight, more troubling than I thought it’d be. Since it was leant to me by a Sanders' clerk, suppose I should not be surprised!

rainbowrachel's review

1.0

Not funny, not interesting, relies far too much on tired stereotypes for its attempted humour, very heavy-handed in its vendetta against the British tabloid press. Just a trainwreck.

marvelarry's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

jakekilroy's review

3.0

This book was meh, for sure, but it was earnest. It wanted to be exactly what it was: a quick, goofy read with light-hearted jabs at life in Britain. Superman is Colin Clark, a dopey, lovable guy in love with everything. He's just stoked on things and he gets down a lot because of it. He's Superman as well as a journalist for The Daily Smear. There's inside jokes about Superman and Britain, but what really turns out to be a main theme is how dreadful tabloid magazines are and how unabashedly horrendous British newspapers have gotten. Shrug. This book was goofy and fun, even when it wasn't very good. Also, John Cleese was a writer for it? Whaaaaaaaaat?