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| Original Title: | Dull Boy |
| ISBN: | 0525421335 (ISBN13: 9780525421337) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Sarah Cross
Hardcover | Pages: 308 pages Rating: 3.71 | 905 Users | 146 Reviews
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| Title | : | Dull Boy |
| Author | : | Sarah Cross |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 308 pages |
| Published | : | May 14th 2009 by Dutton Books for Young Readers (first published February 12th 2009) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Comics. Superheroes. Science Fiction. Fiction |
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What do you do if you can deadlift a car, and you spend your nights flying to get away from it all? If you're fifteen-year-old Avery Pirzwick, you keep that information to yourself. When you're a former jock turned freak, you can't afford to let the secret slip. But then Avery makes some friends who are as extraordinary as he is. He realizes they're more than just freaks, together, maybe they have a chance to be heroes. First, though, they have to decide whether to trust the mysterious Cherchette, a powerful wouldbe mentor whose remarkable generosity may come at a terrible price.Rating Containing Books Dull Boy
Ratings: 3.71 From 905 Users | 146 ReviewsNotice Containing Books Dull Boy
The book Dull Boy by Sarah Cross starts of in a picturesque suburban town, just like any other. The main character Avery Pirzwick is just trying to be a dull average boy, but he is actually quite unordinary. In Fact he has superpowers, the strength of a hundred men, the speed of a cheetah, the flight of superman, and the need to help anyone in trouble. I know what your thinking why should I read Dull Boy there is nothing in common between me and Avery. Have you ever felt misunderstood, troubled,With superheroes being one of the in things right now, there is no shortage of titles allowing young adults a peak into that life style. In this first novel, readers meet Avery Pirzwick, a pretty average guy with some pretty un-average abilities. He is super-strong and can fly, but he is not too keen to let everyone know about it because he is worried that he might end up as someone's test subject.He does struggle with his abilities since he doesn't have complete control of them. The previous
Dull Boy was a fun adventure into the world of superhero's and teenage angst. The whole book is told from first-person perspective- Avery. About a year ago Avery saved a little boys life by lifting a car off the boy's leg. That is when he first found out that he was "different". He is super-strong and can fly, but he can't tell anyone, so inevitably he feels different and not as close to his friends. Avery wants to make a difference in the world, like a real superhero, he wants to help people.
I really wanted to like this one, and it was ok, but overall felt a bit thrown together. Character motivations didn't feel well thought out and the action went too fast in places while dragging in others.
I really liked it. It was super funny. Nicholas absorbing Cherchette didn't really surprise me, but I didn't think about it really. But that his vortex transports instead of destroys, that was a surprise. But this just makes me think there would be a sequel. Why else would she leave it on that kind of cliffhanger? I'd read a sequel.
A bit silly. This may have worked better as a graphic novel.
This book was waiting for me when I moved back home from the dorms, and I picked it up and devoured it that night. (And I went to sleep early, since I needed to wake up the next day to drive.) Boy, did it hit most of my <3 buttons. (It does star a group of superheroes. That's number one.)I liked Avery, who doesn't really think of using his superstrength and flight for anything other than protecting those who need it. Of course, he has some control issues that end up making him look like a
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