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alannajane's review
3.0
3 stars
I was very excited to pick this audiobook up! It’s a fun, easy read. Great story. Nice character development and flow to the overall narrative.
I have not read the original comics, though am familiar with the characters and world they live in. That said, this book was easily picked up as everything you need to understand is contained within.
Unfortunately, the descriptions (primarily of the action scenes, but more besides) become incredibly repetitive as the book goes on - so much so, that I found it distracting. Perhaps that is why this kind of action story is so well suited to comic form.
I was not at all enamoured with the audiobook narration (I started by hating it, and became somewhat neutral over the course of the book). I think that with a much better narrator, this audiobook could have been so much more engaging.
So much gratitude to the publisher, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for the advanced audiobook copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review.
I was very excited to pick this audiobook up! It’s a fun, easy read. Great story. Nice character development and flow to the overall narrative.
I have not read the original comics, though am familiar with the characters and world they live in. That said, this book was easily picked up as everything you need to understand is contained within.
Unfortunately, the descriptions (primarily of the action scenes, but more besides) become incredibly repetitive as the book goes on - so much so, that I found it distracting. Perhaps that is why this kind of action story is so well suited to comic form.
I was not at all enamoured with the audiobook narration (I started by hating it, and became somewhat neutral over the course of the book). I think that with a much better narrator, this audiobook could have been so much more engaging.
So much gratitude to the publisher, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for the advanced audiobook copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review.
whatyoutolkienabout's review
5.0
I firstly want to thank Titan Book and Netgalley for sending me an E-Arc this book to review. My review is left voluntarily and is completely honest. And as usual I avoid spoilers in my reviews.
It should be said while this is a re-imagining and done well it draws a lot from the source material of Don McGregor’s original storyline from the 1970’s. While respectful of the source material Sheree Renee Thomas manages to make the story their own. We join T’Challa has he returns to Wakanda to show Monica Lynne (his girlfriend and future finance) his homeland. He expects to showcase the greatness of Wakanda and it’s people but instead he finds unrest rising within his borders. Slowly The Black Panther begins to reveal the threads and threat of growing rebellion at the hands at Eric Killmonger.
I believe this prose novel is a good stepping stone into the comic verse Black Panther and probably aimed at a young adult audience but I enjoyed it immensely. As with comics themselves there are a few bits and pieces that do require the suspension of disbelief but after all that is what good fiction is. Personally I enjoyed the writing style, pace and mix of action with more ‘mundane’ life. I also adored the expansion of Wakanda, learning more about their customs and land.
As already said this is a perfect stepping stone into the Black Panther character. I would recommend looking into the Don McGregor run after reading this so you can see how faithful Thomas is to the T’Challa of those stories. I really hope we see more of T’Challa’s adventures in the future brought to life in prose form!
It should be said while this is a re-imagining and done well it draws a lot from the source material of Don McGregor’s original storyline from the 1970’s. While respectful of the source material Sheree Renee Thomas manages to make the story their own. We join T’Challa has he returns to Wakanda to show Monica Lynne (his girlfriend and future finance) his homeland. He expects to showcase the greatness of Wakanda and it’s people but instead he finds unrest rising within his borders. Slowly The Black Panther begins to reveal the threads and threat of growing rebellion at the hands at Eric Killmonger.
I believe this prose novel is a good stepping stone into the comic verse Black Panther and probably aimed at a young adult audience but I enjoyed it immensely. As with comics themselves there are a few bits and pieces that do require the suspension of disbelief but after all that is what good fiction is. Personally I enjoyed the writing style, pace and mix of action with more ‘mundane’ life. I also adored the expansion of Wakanda, learning more about their customs and land.
As already said this is a perfect stepping stone into the Black Panther character. I would recommend looking into the Don McGregor run after reading this so you can see how faithful Thomas is to the T’Challa of those stories. I really hope we see more of T’Challa’s adventures in the future brought to life in prose form!
xangelicagarcia's review
3.0
I absolutely loved the narrator of this audiobook, J. D. Jackson. He was very animated with the voices and it seemed as if all the characters were voiced by different people. Add that with a great story that has vivid landscapes and settings, and great character development from the author, Sheree Renée Thomas, you get a great book!
I loved the little nod to Storm and the X-Men halfway!
Thank you NetGalley for a free audiobook version of this title in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the little nod to Storm and the X-Men halfway!
Thank you NetGalley for a free audiobook version of this title in exchange for an honest review.
kriziaannacastro's review
adventurous
medium-paced
2.0
Thank you Netgalley and Ms. Thomas for the advance reader's copy in exchange of my honest review.
Spoiler Ahead
"Black Panther: Panther's Rage" is a prose adaptation of the comic book of the same title. Same as everyone, I've watched the film adaptation. In this prose adaptation, we see a vulnerable T'Challa. It's a nice change from the fierce and wise movie T'Challa. It is also fresh to see him as an older brother and a good friend. We also read about the beauty of Wakanda. We get to explore uncharted territories, see undead dinosaurs and tour mystic mountains. The issue I have with this book is that T'Challa always goes in alone in all the major events and kept on battling (one at a time) at least 7 members of the Death Regiment including Killmonger (twice!), getting badly injured, recuperating and doing it all over again. Aside from the 100 information he got from all this investigating and fighting, T'Challa was still unprepared for the attack of the dinosaurs (that wasn't truly a surprise). The love story was also too much. It was bordering on obsession to be honest.
Spoiler Ahead
"Black Panther: Panther's Rage" is a prose adaptation of the comic book of the same title. Same as everyone, I've watched the film adaptation. In this prose adaptation, we see a vulnerable T'Challa. It's a nice change from the fierce and wise movie T'Challa. It is also fresh to see him as an older brother and a good friend. We also read about the beauty of Wakanda. We get to explore uncharted territories, see undead dinosaurs and tour mystic mountains. The issue I have with this book is that T'Challa always goes in alone in all the major events and kept on battling (one at a time) at least 7 members of the Death Regiment including Killmonger (twice!), getting badly injured, recuperating and doing it all over again. Aside from the 100 information he got from all this investigating and fighting, T'Challa was still unprepared for the attack of the dinosaurs (that wasn't truly a surprise). The love story was also too much. It was bordering on obsession to be honest.
anitababy25's review
5.0
this book was amazing
I saw this book and decided to read it because honestly, I'm still so sad whenever I read think about how Chadwick died amd all.
this book made me picture him in my imagination and I'm so grateful for that.
it was quite long though, but I really loved it
I saw this book and decided to read it because honestly, I'm still so sad whenever I read think about how Chadwick died amd all.
this book made me picture him in my imagination and I'm so grateful for that.
it was quite long though, but I really loved it
thewoollygeek's review
4.0
I grew up reading comics, introduced to Marvel by my big brother when I was seven years old and I love this so much, the overall plot and story are wonderful, I really enjoyed the story, I loved the focus and detail in describing Wakanda and its people, which is really good for anyone being introduced to Black Panther for the first time. Overall I thought this was a great story, full of drama, fun and plenty of action.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
chocolate_pondue's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
utopiastateofmind's review
3.5
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Since I haven't read the comics, I can't tell how much of Black Panther: Panther's Rage is directly taken from the comics. This is supposed to be a re-imagining, so please excuse me in advance for not knowing how much of it is the re-inspiration part. As someone who has only seen the film, some of Black Panther: Panther's Rage felt familiar and some were very different to what I was expecting. That's not necessarily a bad thing, I think it's just something to know going in especially with the popularity and the release of the sequel.
In Black Panther: Panther's Rage I appreciated how we get a look a deeper look at Wakanda. To the depths of the anti-Outworlder sentiment. How slow change is and how deeply pervasive that feeling is from the top all the way to the bottom. It made me appreciate the conflict that we get a peek of in the movie even more so. Not only that, but this entire aspect feels very close to rhetoric that is not so foreign to our world.
Since I haven't read the comics, I can't tell how much of Black Panther: Panther's Rage is directly taken from the comics. This is supposed to be a re-imagining, so please excuse me in advance for not knowing how much of it is the re-inspiration part. As someone who has only seen the film, some of Black Panther: Panther's Rage felt familiar and some were very different to what I was expecting. That's not necessarily a bad thing, I think it's just something to know going in especially with the popularity and the release of the sequel.
In Black Panther: Panther's Rage I appreciated how we get a look a deeper look at Wakanda. To the depths of the anti-Outworlder sentiment. How slow change is and how deeply pervasive that feeling is from the top all the way to the bottom. It made me appreciate the conflict that we get a peek of in the movie even more so. Not only that, but this entire aspect feels very close to rhetoric that is not so foreign to our world.