- Mass Market Paperback: 338 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey; First Edition edition (April 29 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345459679
- ISBN-13: 978-0345459671
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.4 x 17.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 177 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,323,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
This well-done abridgement packs the plot twists, character development and pulse-pounding action of David's novel (adapted from the screenplay of the upcoming movie) into a tight, fast-paced tale. Barred from experimenting on human subjects, scientist David Banner does experiments on himself that cause mutations he later passes on to his son Bruce. David hammers home to little Bruce that he must never ever get angry, because bad things will happen if he does. Years later, a scientist himself, Bruce is accidentally blasted with gamma rays in an experiment gone wrong, and the combination of the rays and his mutation turn him into the green-skinned, bestial Hulk. Reader Strathairn treats the story seriously, without any hint of comic book camp, which allows listeners to feel for the characters and believe in the story. Strathairn also does a good job using his voice to differentiate the characters: blustering General "Thunderbolt" Ross, controlled and repressed Bruce, smarmy Glen Talbot, increasingly mad David Banner, and Betty Ross, Bruce's concerned fellow scientist and love interest.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
From acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee,
a dark vision of the beast that lives inside the man . . .
In a Berkeley lab, Bruce Banner, a young man haunted by his murky past and the parents he never knew, works intensely day and night. A bright scientist with repressed emotions and few social skills, Bruce and his colleague, the sharp and beautiful Betty Ross, experiment with the body’s ability to repair itself and fight disease. But their research draws unwanted attention. For the power of regeneration catches the eye of the military, which sees its potential on the battlefields of the future.
But when Bruce is exposed to radiation in an accident that should have killed him, a ferocious truth about his past begins to emerge—along with something else, something deep inside his own body that is triggered when he is provoked . . . when he is pushed beyond reason . . . when anger takes over and he transforms into . . .
THE HULK
a dark vision of the beast that lives inside the man . . .
In a Berkeley lab, Bruce Banner, a young man haunted by his murky past and the parents he never knew, works intensely day and night. A bright scientist with repressed emotions and few social skills, Bruce and his colleague, the sharp and beautiful Betty Ross, experiment with the body’s ability to repair itself and fight disease. But their research draws unwanted attention. For the power of regeneration catches the eye of the military, which sees its potential on the battlefields of the future.
But when Bruce is exposed to radiation in an accident that should have killed him, a ferocious truth about his past begins to emerge—along with something else, something deep inside his own body that is triggered when he is provoked . . . when he is pushed beyond reason . . . when anger takes over and he transforms into . . .
THE HULK
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Hulk Smash(ing),
By Simon Northwood (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hulk (Mass Market Paperback)
I bought this book at an airport and, after seeing the fil, did not have very high hopes but i was desperate so i bought it.After finishing the book I'd packed i reluctantly turned to the novelisation and i found myself reading more than i intended to each day. The plot seemed to make more sense and i found myself caring more about the characters than in the movie. Nothing against the movie - i loved it but once you've seen something you've seen it right? - WRONG! Reading Hulk i realised how wrong i was. I have now decided that novelisations of movies are great idea and have read Spider-Man, Daredevil and i intend to read LXG and X-Men... ...Mow if i could just find X-Men 2 then that would be great!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hey, Better Than The Actual Movie!,
By Erik Morton "Erik Morton" (Carmel, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hulk (Mass Market Paperback)
I was very disappointed with HULK, mainly because there were numerous aspects of the movie that I just didn't understand at all. So, I thought reading the novelization would help me figure some of it out. Well, it worked, and now I believe the book pulled it off better than the actual film!For one thing, in the movie it was often hard to figure out what the characters were feeling. The book, thankfully, fixes all that, and I found myself absolutely riveted reading it. Also, the way certain events play out in the novel are much, much better than in the film (especially the ending, which still remains a bit of an anticlimactic mess, but is much better than the version in the movie). Notice, the changes are minimal throughout, but they quite often make a surprisingly large difference. But the best part of the book was how vividly author Peter David wrote the mind of the Hulk. While in the movie we saw none of this, and the Green Goliath was anything but dramatic, here we see lots of things from his point of view. Though simplistically written, that is perhaps why these portions are so fascinating and intriguing. David spent many years writing for The Incredible Hulk, and it shows. The one thing I liked better about the film, however, was the action. Though David wrote it as well as anyone could have, I srongly believe that all action scenes work better on film, especially those of HULK. HULK is still far from a great story, movie or book. I just can't wait for the obligatory sequal, which will hopefully tie up a lot of loose ends, make a lot more stuff clearer, and overall make up for the entire first installment.
3.0 out of 5 stars
SMASH the anger!,
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This review is from: Hulk (Mass Market Paperback)
Peter David, the acclaimed comic book writer that revitalized The Hulk, adapts the maligned movie into a decent novel. The Hulk takes its sweet time showing up, but the characters and their backstories are well drawn enough to make the wait worthwhile. There are some minor changes in character and motivation, especially in regards to Glen Talbot, and, for the most part, it helps the story more than hinders it (though there are a few narrative wrinkles that another rewrite could have ironed out). Not a bad book at all, fans will certainly enjoy it.
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