Very enjoyable and original take on the legend.
Scott Brick did an excellent job as narrator. This is a rather lengthy book with a 16 hours and 42 minutes running time, which isn't too surprising given that the paperback weighs in at 432 pages. Although somewhat slow-paced, it's very good, and the author's frequent insertion of real people and brand names common to the 1930s instills the feeling in the reader of being right there in the midst of the depression era in which the story unfolds. Like Siegel and Shuster's original creation, and unlike recent incarnations, this Clark Kent is not a god. When hit by a bullet, he is bruised. When caught in an explosion, he is dazed and bleeds. There were some aspects of Clark I didn't like. The moral development of this stereotypical country bumpkin was slow. Although a "B" student, he acts at times like a "D" student. He wishes he was smarter; as smart as he is strong. I really did not like the way Lois was portrayed in this book. She was shallow, mean, and if I'd been Clark, I'd have been tempted to use my heat vision to show her that her tail-feathers could be even hotter than she thought they were already. All in all, however, a very enjoyable book that sought it's inspiration in the Superman of the late 30s/early 40s.