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A review by curiouslibrarian
Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology by Keith Chow, Parry Shen, Jeff Yang
2.0
This is a 2.5 from me.
Shortly before this book was published, I went to a panel at NYCC with some of the editors and creators. The enthusiasm was palpable and contagious, so I was greatly looking forward to reading this anthology.
Maybe my hopes were up too high, but I was very disappointed. I almost abandoned it after finishing section one, because I was just that uninterested. The stories in that section felt more like snippets than complete stories, and they felt connected in some vague way that I wasn't following.
I picked up the book a few times in the following weeks, reading a story here and there. It wasn't until I got to Section 3: Girl Power that I started to get into a groove with this book. I starting find more stories that I liked.
Overall though, disappointed with this anthology.
Shortly before this book was published, I went to a panel at NYCC with some of the editors and creators. The enthusiasm was palpable and contagious, so I was greatly looking forward to reading this anthology.
Maybe my hopes were up too high, but I was very disappointed. I almost abandoned it after finishing section one, because I was just that uninterested. The stories in that section felt more like snippets than complete stories, and they felt connected in some vague way that I wasn't following.
I picked up the book a few times in the following weeks, reading a story here and there. It wasn't until I got to Section 3: Girl Power that I started to get into a groove with this book. I starting find more stories that I liked.
Overall though, disappointed with this anthology.