Emily Dickinson, SuperheroVol. 1 by Eric Nixon

Emily Dickinson, SuperheroVol. 1 Reviews

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  Joseph

  Absolutely loving this historical zombie thriller featuring the queen of the ellipsis herself, Emily Dickinson. Why don't you have this book yet?
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  Wil

  As a superhero, Emily just doesn't cut it....she is MUCH better as a poet!
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  Jen

  What great fun! Imagine poetess Emily Dickinson - yes, that one - as a superhero who cannot be killed, cut, suffocated, shot, or smothered. She also can never be cold and erupts like a volcano while also seeing in the dark and being able to convince nature to do as she wishes.
  
  But she isn't the only superhero. There are others and some have used their skills for ill rather than for good.
  
  This novel tells several stories of Ms. Dickinson and how she tackles increasingly imaginative needs for vigilante justice with various sidekicks including James Lawless, Amherst MA's night policeman; Vinnie Dickinson, her sister; nurses Fannie and Sophie; The Boston Supers Group; and more!
  
  A fun, light read.
  
  Minus one star for the rather odd pacing.
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  Mike

  The over-the-top, very promising premise: sickly poet Emily Dickinson was secretly a ninja-like vigilante superhero.
  
  The pedestrian delivery: the new policeman in town does things and then writes about them in his diary, using almost the same words as those in which they have just been described. If he'd been an unreliable narrator, telling a distorted, self-serving version of the story, it would have been one thing, or even if the diary had been the whole of the book, but as it was I just found it dull.
  
  The usual editing problems, too.
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  Meagan Hansen

  Thank you Goodreads for this firstread giveaway
  
  This is definitely a book unlike any I have read. I really enjoyed this and I'm happy to be able to add this to my collection.