Heroes in Hell

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Summary: Heroes in Hell
Review: I picked up this book at a used book sale because the title and cover caught my attention. I bought the book because the synopsis intrigued me. When I read the book, I laughed--I became absorbed. I could see the individual parts leading somewhere. Suddenly I was on the last page, and still wanted to read more. I'm can't wait to find other books in the series.

Rating:
Summary: Heroes in Hell
Review: I picked up this book at a used book sale because the title and cover caught my attention. I bought the book because the synopsis intrigued me. When I read the book, I laughed--I became absorbed. I could see the individual parts leading somewhere. Suddenly I was on the last page, and still wanted to read more. I'm can't wait to find other books in the series.

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Summary: Looked like "fun trash"; wasn't any fun!
Review: When I was thirteen, my brother and I spotted this book on the shelf at a drugstore and thought it must be just the coolest book ever! Dead bad guys battling it out in Hell? Who could ask for anything more? Twelve years later, after receiving this book as a gag trip-down-Memory-Lane gift, I am asking for EVERYTHING more! Normally a short story collection that uses a central theme is somehow connected and works towards a final goal or resolution, but this group of tales does neither. The main characters, all once great leaders and/or "heroes" in life, are in this book static and one-dimensional, never giving the reader any impression that they are included for any purpose other than to lend their famous names. This was a wasted premise, a painful book to read, and ultimately unfulfilling.

Even at thirteen, I would have been disappointed.....