The Adventures of Vivian Sharpe, Vegan Superhero

by Marla Rose

A quiet and introspective 15-year-old girl receives an unlikely visitor in the night, setting off a series of sudden and profound changes in her life including new special powers, a new worldview, new friends, a new summer job, and an urgent task to expose the destructive plans of her hometown's largest and most respected employer. This story is a classic American coming-of-age vegan superhero thriller – a can't-put-it-down page turner delivered with intelligence and humor.

Genres: Fiction, Vegan, Young Adult

386 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2012

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why isn't this novel getting the widespread attention it deserves? Oh yeah, because the word 'vegan' is in the title. Readers of all dietary paths will enjoy this book's realistic and sympathetic characters, exciting eco-adventure, and touch of the supernatural. Vivian Sharpe is wordier than most YA novels, which may throw some teen readers at first. However, those who stick with it will be rewarded with a wonderful story.

[Veganmamma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must read. This is a coming of age story of a 15 year old girl, Vivian who overnight becomes conscious of her own beliefs different from the friends she has always had and of her parents. This is a mystery where Vivian's awakened powers lead her to uncover something very wrong happening in her very own town. I really enjoyed this book and think it is perfect for young adults and adults alike.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it!

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

A suspenseful thriller for young adults, but I'm 78 and I loved it! Important themes presented with urgency, charm and wit. Written well enough to deserve 4.6 stars, but since that's not an option, I'll give it 5.

[Jessica Harvey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vivi is a superhero known as a supervegan. When Vivi’s eyes sparkle all is not lost. Vivi meets friends and she makes sure they are safe. Her circle is far and wide. Have no fear when Vivi is near.

[Ingsf_ · Rating 2 out of 5]

L'édition Kindle est une abomination. Tellement de fautes ! On oublie à quel point le travail d'édition est important jusqu'à ce que l'on tombe sur une horreur pareille.

Je n'ai pas plus été emballée par le contenu. Ces longues réflexions faussement philosophiques avec un cochon volant m'ont ennuyée (et surtout, à quoi ça sert ? La moitié du livre décrit déjà les émotions, doutes, whatever, de Vivian). Je m'attendais à autre chose que le thème du gros complot d'une evil corporation.
La question du véganisme est traitée trop superficiellement. C'est extrêmement facile pour Vivian de changer car c'est évidemment le choix le plus évident et humain et l'auteur ignore presque complètement les difficultés de cette transition. Mais en même temps, elle évite à tout prix de se positionner dans le camps des activistes un peu trop extrêmes et il y a une certaine froideur envers les végans avertis.

La morale de l'histoire est, en gros, d'écouter son cœur. Un peu trop cheesy pour moi.

[JL Morse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed the adventures of Vivian Sharpe, finding it refreshing to have a work of fiction (either aimed at children or adults) that deals with vegetarianism rather than dystopic uprisings or teenage lusty angst.

The book is well written and reads quickly, and whilst as an author I might have handled some situations a little differently, overall VS comes together in a pleasing fashion. The development of empathy as a superpower is an amusing parallel - why do we need to fly and shoot lasers from our eyes if we can truly understand other people?

Well worth the purchase price, and when my children are a little older (currently toddlers) I will be encouraging them to read it for themselves.

[Rosi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm. Nice idea, but not very well executed, I thought. The plot's a little thin and not as imaginative as I had hoped. Also, the Kindle edition I read had a ton of typos and even grammatical mistakes, where sentences had been jumbled together or missing words, like when you edit something you wrote in one place, but forget to follow through the entire sentence.
But it also had some good moments and I did eventually even warm up to some of the characters, so I wouldn't say it was entirely bad.

[Shel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once I got over my disappointment about the lack of more obvious superheroics/fantastic elements, I rather enjoyed this unusual story about a teenage activist.

[Vicki B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the story but the typos were really distracting! I hope another edition of this comes out that has been edited. Definitely worth a read, great characters and great story.

[Tonia Ollerton]

Loved this book. I wish there were more Vegan Superheroes!