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Kick-Ass
by Mark Millar
I couldn't help while reading this that I was, indeed, a fangirl who anxiously anticipated the next volume of a much loved title. That breathless anxiety and the excitement you feel once you finish a volume has a certain beauty to it that's very hard to replicate.
I wanted to like this book more but I just couldn't gain that anticipation/excitement while reading this book. I liked the characters and the story arc was fine but there was no pull for me to continue. I finished it mostly because I wanted to see how the movie was different than the book and, overall, I found that I did enjoy the book better. The framework- that a normal kid continuously stumbles in his reality while the bruises of his recent battles heal and he prepares for another beating/battle- is what kept me reading. The dichotomy suggests that we're all willing to take a beating and get back up if, at the end of the day, we can go back home, lick our wounds and hide our failures from everyone else. This is what I wanted to see play out in the film version. However, the script writers went on to create a much more conventional story.
And though the pull to continue reading the story is not as strong as I would want it to be, I am compelled to seek out the sequels if only to see how the author plays with the idea of dual identities.
I wanted to like this book more but I just couldn't gain that anticipation/excitement while reading this book. I liked the characters and the story arc was fine but there was no pull for me to continue. I finished it mostly because I wanted to see how the movie was different than the book and, overall, I found that I did enjoy the book better. The framework- that a normal kid continuously stumbles in his reality while the bruises of his recent battles heal and he prepares for another beating/battle- is what kept me reading. The dichotomy suggests that we're all willing to take a beating and get back up if, at the end of the day, we can go back home, lick our wounds and hide our failures from everyone else. This is what I wanted to see play out in the film version. However, the script writers went on to create a much more conventional story.
And though the pull to continue reading the story is not as strong as I would want it to be, I am compelled to seek out the sequels if only to see how the author plays with the idea of dual identities.