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J. M. Cornwell
I read TEMPORARY SUPERHEROINE and I found the book ironic and interesting. The roots ad experience of working at a comic book publisher was there and the characters were fascinating. There were the usual lineup of characters, but what made the book so fascinating was the juxtaposition of independent comic books and the traditional type. Both were represented, as was a heroine turned superheroine who was caught between her dreams of seeing indie comics take their rightful place and hanging onto the getting through life by the usual means of having a traditional job. Being thrust into the position of superheroine was difficult, but thee was a muted joy and then the destiny thrust upon her embraced with reluctant at first and then getting down to business with no more regrets or fears. I found the book pedestrian in the first chapter or two, but then the simple prose and unusual style kept me turning pages until I was unable to put it down. Surprising at first and definitely satisfying, leaving me wanting more.