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Violence
Some
Supervillain violence and some deaths; nothing graphic; comic-book stakes
Language
Some
Moderate adult language; Scalzi's wit is sharp and occasionally crude
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
No significant psychological intensity; a pure comic pleasure
What this book is about
Charlie Fitzer, a struggling bartender hoping to buy a diner, discovers at his uncle's funeral that the family business is a supervillain empire—complete with sentient cats running a labor dispute. John Scalzi's comic SF novel is a warm, funny riff on supervillain tropes with his trademark accessible wit.
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