Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection
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Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection
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Narrated by:
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Bahni Turpin
About this listen
Think superheroes are tough? Try having one for a boss, or co-worker. That’s the predicament Andrea Vernon finds herself in as the heroine of Alexander C. Kane’s debut audiobook. Drowning in debt, and forced to move back into her parents’ Queens apartment, Andrea starts looking for a job. Luckily for her, she finds herself recruited—well, really kidnapped—by the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection (C.U.P.), an organization that deploys superheroes. Suddenly Andrea must contend with co-workers who can shoot lightning from their fingertips, face the imminent destruction of humanity, and juggle a fledgling romance with a giant lumberjack. It’s all in a day’s work for the would-be novelist turned superstar secretary.
Audible Hall of Fame narrator Bahni Turpin is perfectly cast as a normal person finding herself in abnormal circumstances. Turpin brings to life an entire cast of quirky characters, along with their heroically funny antics in the cubicle next door. If you’ve ever wondered what a genetically altered rhinoceros sounds like, or needed to take a break from your own office drudgery, this is the comedy for you.
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Most of the comedy is character based, so it's good that the characters are so clearly defined, and easy to separate from their voices.
It takes a couple of minutes to pick up pace at the start, while all the unusual circumstances and characters are introduced, but then the plot is up and running, twisting and turning to eventually concludes with a breathless and bubbling climax. Great fun!
A real gem!
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The main character is employed as a PA who is supposed to be so good at her job that she doesn't ask questions. This is meant to be funny I guess but it just didn't land for me. Her making her boss dozens of cups of coffee with labels like "Decaff" "Caff" or "One sugar" "No sugar" for her boss to select one and have all the others thrown away is insane. A good employee would just ask their boss "How do you like your coffee?"
A lot of the middle of the book is very slow too but leading up to a battle at the end things improve a bit. The plot isn't overly complex and the book is good for background listening. The setting is New York and everything is described well.
The characters are a bit shallow and there is a strong "men writing women" vibe to some of them. There are some real gems like "Inspector Well Actually" though which made me smile at the originality but they are few and far between.
The narration was solid though. They did a great job with all the voices.
Would I recommend this? Maybe to younger readers. I might, might buy the sequel. I'm wavering a bit because it looks a little bit darker and the MC won't be in the stupid PA role anymore.
A bit cartoony
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