What aunt_zelda Thinks: After the Golden Age

What a disappointing book this was. I mean, there were some interesting ideas, but they weren't presented well at all, things were barely explored when they should have been the focus, and almost every single character was an asshole with little to no motivation for being such. It was chock-full of terrible excuses for parents, law enforcement, and friends. There were numerous instances of victim-blaming, rape-culture, and blatant disregard for the law.

( Spoilers for the book )

There was some merit to this book. I'd recommend picking it up from the library if you're able (don't buy it, spend your money on better things.) I had trouble putting it down, in spite of myself. The flashbacks between Sito (the supervillain) and Celia were squicky in just the right way. Though poorly organized and far too few-and-far-between, the flashbacks are worth the read. (The flashbacks should have been the focus of the book itself.) Superhero deconstruction is always interesting. Parts of this reminded me of Soon I Will Be Invincible, especially the exchanges between the superheroes, which were interesting and showed promise before being squished by the Unfortunate Implications.