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A review by amouria
The Death and Life of Superman by Roger Stern
3.0
I want to emphasize that this is not bad but it did take me months to read. I think it’s a great adaption of the comic arc but the dialogue was outdated and overall felt dry because I was bored reading non-Clark or Lois stuff. I did not care for every single character’s POV*. I enjoyed reading Lois’s and wish the story was solely from her POV instead—I would eagerly read through her parts and felt the story dragging when it was other POVs. Superman’s would have been enjoyable too but his dialogue almost always ended with exclamation points and I found that was annoying (this did not take away from his characterization, only the reoccurrence of the punctuation became annoying).
Still, I was glad to read the arc as a novelization because it was easier than reading comic panels for such a massive story. I would definitely recommend the book but be aware that it was written in the 90s.
***MILD SPOILERS FOR TOWARDS THE END***
I’m changing my original 2 star rating to 3 stars because while reading the Lois and Clark reunion conversation, I had to pause for my excitement to wear down because it is sooooooo good and exactly what I needed the entire time. I have not finished reading yet but my feelings on the book have changed because of the scene.
*Batman: No Man’s Land was a better read for me because there were more characters that I cared about so the continuous change in POV didn’t bother me.
Still, I was glad to read the arc as a novelization because it was easier than reading comic panels for such a massive story. I would definitely recommend the book but be aware that it was written in the 90s.
***MILD SPOILERS FOR TOWARDS THE END***
I’m changing my original 2 star rating to 3 stars because while reading the Lois and Clark reunion conversation, I had to pause for my excitement to wear down because it is sooooooo good and exactly what I needed the entire time. I have not finished reading yet but my feelings on the book have changed because of the scene.
*Batman: No Man’s Land was a better read for me because there were more characters that I cared about so the continuous change in POV didn’t bother me.