Good morning Nerdy Birdies!
How are you doing today? I hope that you get everything you need out of today!
In today’s post I’m going to be trying out a new format for book reviews, something a bit more structured and simple.
I finished Batman Forever over the weekend, so I’m going to try out this new format to talk about my thoughts on it. So let’s get into it.
Book: Batman Forver – this is a novelization of the 1995 film starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey.
Author: Peter David, based on the screenplay written by Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler and Akiva Goldsman.
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Page Count: 245 pages
Setting: Gotham City. This entire novel takes place in Gotham City, though the major set pieces are the Bat Cave, Claw Island, Haly’s Circus, the Ritz Gotham, and Wayne Enterprises.
Characters: Bruce Wayne/Batman: our protagonist. As Batman, he is working on the case of a mysterious new villain who has joined forces with an existing character who has a deep history with the Dark Knight. As Bruce, he is dealing with a new romantic interest and repressed memories of his parent’s deaths beginning to come to the surface and what these memories might mean.
Dick Grayson/Robin: an acrobat turned orphan, who is dealing with the deaths of his family, and the feelings of revenge that arise in the aftermath. This novel covers his beginnings as Robin.
Dr Chase Meridian: a psychiatrist who specialises in multiples personalities. She comes to Gotham to consult on Two Face. She is obsessed with Batman, though she also begins to develop an interest n Bruce.
Two-Face/Harvey Dent: One of our two antagonists. He wants revenge on Batman for betraying him, and in his mind, causing the accident that turned into the men he is today. Gotham’s former District Attorney.
The Riddler/Edward Nygma: The primary antagonist. He is obsessed with Bruce Wayne and wants revenge on him for an alleged slight against his genius. He leaves riddles for Bruce and joins forces with Two-Face in order to destroy every aspect of Bruce’s life.
Favourite Character: My favourite protagonist is Dick, I love the way his emotions, and everything he was going through are written in this novel. It gives a much better view into his mind-frame during the events of the film.
My favourite antagonist is Two-Face, I enjoy the way the novel gives the back story of his relationship with Batman to really drive home why he wants revenge so badly, and the depth of his obsession.
Least Favourite Character: I don’t actually have a least favourite character in this. They’re all pretty well written.
Favourite Scene: My favourite scene in the novel is probably the Circus scene, in which Dick becomes an orphan. I like that this scene focuses on the Flying Graysons, so we really feel the loss along with Dick. I just appreciate that this scene doesn’t focus on Bruce the way it does in the film.
Favourite Quote: “B-12,” said Two-Face.
“A hit. And my favorite vitamin, I might add.”
This is also one of my favourite quotes in the film.
Rating & Why: 4/5 – the pacing has issues sometimes, but I love the details this adds if you are a fan of the film.
Final Thoughts: I really like this novel, and I would probably read this again when I want a comfort read. I do recommend this if you are a fan of the Batman Forever film, or if you just like to consume Batman media.
And that’s it for this little book review! Did you like this format? I find that it helped keep my thoughts on track a little bit better, so I will probably stick with it.
Until next time, stay nerdy my friends!
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