The Incredibles: The Junior Novelization

Fifteen years ago, facing crippling lawsuits from an ungrateful public, the world's superheroes were forced into retirement. For Bob Parr, erstwhile Mr. Incredible, it has been a tough time going from savior of the world to unappreciated working stiff. And then suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, comes the chance to get back into the superhero game. But, something isn't right here, and the only way that Mr. Incredible is going to see this through is with the help of his family. I must admit that I absolutely loved the new Pixar movie, the Incredibles, and really looked forward to this book. A good novelization of a movie fills in blanks, letting you know what characters were thinking, and so forth. Well, sadly, that is not the case with this book. What this book is is a direct novelization of the movie, with nothing added, in fact, some of the fine detail is lost. (For example, do you remember Edna Mode striking Elastigirl with her rolled up newspaper? Well, it is not included in this book.) But, that said, I must say that I and my eleven-year-old son both enjoyed this book immensely. It has no extras beyond the movie, but it is a good, faithful novelization which brings the movie back to you and your young reader. In fact, it does have eight color pages, containing sixteen color images from the movie. So, while this book is not as much as I had hoped, it is still a very good read, and a wonderful addition to anyone's Incredibles library. My son and I both highly recommend this book to you and your family.