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A Trick of Light by Tbd, Ryan Silbert, Kat Rosenfield, Stan Lee, Luke Lieberman

leaholden's review

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5.0

I enjoyed it even though it took me a while to get through it.
I would love to see this as a movie or a mini-series.

hanseah's review

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5.0

O - M - G

I am left exhausted with so much emotion. This is outstanding in only a fashion Stan Lee could have created.


“What is more real? A world we are born into or one we create for ourselves?” In A Trick of Light, Stan posed this existential question— ... and delves head deep into a world that has many philosophical quandaries to assess.

I took notes while reading this so I could site excerpts and my personal feelings about them;however, I think I want to leave it with a simple statement. Read this story and let Stan Lee impact you one last time with a great work.

jesslynh's review

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5.0

This was a great story and I really hope that there is more to the series. AND it would make a great movie. I'm not a comic book fan, but it was so good that if I had to go the comic book route to continue, I would.

enmscarstairs's review against another edition

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3.0

(3,25/5⭐️)

crisyboreal's review against another edition

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2.0

2,5 más bien.

anita_mv's review against another edition

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2.0

Cameron, un joven deseoso de convertirse en una estrella de YouTube, tendrá su momento de gloria cuando su livestream navegando por el lago Erie en mitad de una tormenta se haga viral al ser alcanzado por un rayo. Nia es una joven con una peculiar habilidad con los ordenadores que despertará rápidamente la curiosidad de Cameron.

Siendo una idea de Stan Lee esperaba mucho de esta novela, lástima que no ha estado a la altura de las expectativas. La idea no ha estado mal, sobre todo la relacionada con un par de personajes, pero no ha terminado por convencerme. La trama se me ha hecho lenta, aburrida y en la que no he encontrado mucha emoción. Además hay cosas que ya hemos visto en libros como Ready player one, título que me gustó mucho más que este. Los personajes se han quedado bastante planos, lástima que varios no se desarrollen porque tenían potencial y la raza alienígena que aparece es toda una incógnita (al menos esperaba saber más de ellos). Una pena que no me haya gustado porque como digo, Stan Lee fue un gran creador de historias pero faltó su propia mano para llevar a cabo una historia mucho más redonda.

ana_mv's review against another edition

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2.0

Cameron, un joven deseoso de convertirse en una estrella de YouTube, tendrá su momento de gloria cuando su livestream navegando por el lago Erie en mitad de una tormenta se haga viral al ser alcanzado por un rayo. Nia es una joven con una peculiar habilidad con los ordenadores que despertará rápidamente la curiosidad de Cameron.

Siendo una idea de Stan Lee esperaba mucho de esta novela, lástima que no ha estado a la altura de las expectativas. La idea no ha estado mal, sobre todo la relacionada con un par de personajes, pero no ha terminado por convencerme. La trama se me ha hecho lenta, aburrida y en la que no he encontrado mucha emoción. Además hay cosas que ya hemos visto en libros como Ready player one, título que me gustó mucho más que este. Los personajes se han quedado bastante planos, lástima que varios no se desarrollen porque tenían potencial y la raza alienígena que aparece es toda una incógnita (al menos esperaba saber más de ellos). Una pena que no me haya gustado porque como digo, Stan Lee fue un gran creador de historias pero faltó su propia mano para llevar a cabo una historia mucho más redonda.

peterongcook's review

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3.0

I give this book 3 stars because it reminds me of those mass-market paperbacks that littered used bookstore shelves back in the 80s. The tone, pace, and loose current-events messaging all remind me of Paperbacks from Hell. It’s only missing the sexual depravity of those old books.

I don’t like the 3rd person tone of the protagonist, Cameron, who has this Holden Caufield vibe. Holden Canfield was not a very sympathetic character. But maybe that’s the voice that the YA audience responds to? Or maybe it’s an attempt to capture Stan Lee’s voice. Maybe this book is just not for me, and that’s fine.

The story is not comic book-toned to me. It’s straight up science fiction, with some pretty good big science fiction concepts. It also has some body-horror worthy of Cronenberg. I could see him adapting this book to one of his twisted screenplays. These are the reasons I gave the book an extra star.

gnashchick's review

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4.0

Yes, I got a little teared up hearing Stan Lee's voice at the beginning.

I went in with excitement, eager to experience a novel-length work. I enjoy "cape punk" superhero stories, and was highly entertained throughout. The journey of the three main characters was fun to follow, the suspense was infectious, and the obstacles were on par with the superpowers in play. The Big Bad was too "flat" for my taste, too predictable, too one-dimensional. After a lifetime of reading comics, I can live with that.

Worth a read if you're the kind of person who waits for the graphic novel to come out instead of reading comics one issue at a time.

travlnbard's review

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4.0

Pretty good book.