Book Review: The Violent Century

Judging from Netflix, capepunk is all the rage. It makes sense that all the superhero fare should lead to something deconstructive about it. Rather than take a chance on another ugly-looking TV series, I decided to try this 2013 Lavie Tidhar novel, which has been described, among similar ways, as "like Watchmen on crack."

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To cleanse my palate, I picked up the immediate sequel to a more youth-oriented novel I enjoyed. It's Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There. Best to have waited less than a year so my memory isn't too bad.