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Book Review of Starter Villain

Starter Villain
Starter Villain
Author: John Scalzi
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


I was only going to read a chapter or two. I ended up reading the whole thing in less than a day! As can be expected from a book about villains, there are murders, mayhem, missile explosions, and even a deadly laser. But the violence almost seems like an afterthought. The focus is on the rather inept hero, Charlie, and his efforts to fill his recently departed uncle's shoes. As part of the uncle's villainous machinations, a line of intelligent cats was developed. Along the way, they (with some human assistants) guide Charlie on his path to villainy. I grinned, chuckled, and even laughed out loud at some of the happenings in the book. The rather banal ending has a couple of twists that I didn't see coming. Should yoiu read it? Yes!!!