"Man of Steel: The Novelization" (2013) By: Greg Cox REVIEW

Why are novelizations made? For readers like myself who loved the film and want to experience it again with more insight. Now, most novelizations aren't like that. The few I've read (Especially junior novelizations) that just spit out sentences. This, however, is not the case for "Man of Steel".
If you've seen the movie or the trailer, then you know what the book's about. To save his son from the doomed planet Krypton, Jor-El sends his one and only son to Earth, in hopes of a better future. Kal-El, a.k.a. Clark Kent, grows into a man and becomes Superman. Wanting to discover about his alien heritage, he seeks out to find answers, which he discovers his meaning and his choice to change the world.
This novelization is smoothly written. The action was amazing and I loved how we got a deeper insight into the characters. Plus, since this book is based on the original script before shooting, it contains scenes not found in the movie.
The only complaint I have about this book was the editing. Don't get me wrong, I'm okay with a missing comma or a missing quotation mark here and there, because those are honest mistakes, but it seems like whoever was hired to edit this book either didn't like Superman or just skimmed through the book. There was a continuity error near the beginning, words missing, commas missing, words added, misspelled words, repeated phrases. I mean, seriously, you'd think that the publishers were going to put extra effort in this project because it's an official novelization, but nope!
Don't buy this at full price ($7.99). I got it from Meijers for only $5.99. This book is not good enough to be a stand-alone, but if the author had more freedom, I bet it could have been. Also, Titan Books, if you so happen to see this, fire the editor of this book.

Book score: 5/5 stars
Editor's job: 2/5 stars

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