I Am Venom

by N.T. Raymond

Eddie Brock is down on his luck. He lost the girl of his dreams and his job at the Daily Bugle . He's jealous of how Peter Parker seems to have it all. But everything changes when Eddie discovers a secret—Peter Parker is Spider-Man! And if Spider-Man won't wear his new black suit . . . Eddie will.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[midnightfaerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A level 1 reader about Spider-man's Venom which thrilled my 5 yr old son. He read it several times and it's one of his favorites. What's not to love about Superheroes? A little stilted when it comes to plot, but again, my son didn't mind. As long as it gets him to read, it's okay in my book.

[Maureen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Children enjoy Spiderman characters. This one is scary looking.


The main character is Eddie Brock. I'd say that he was traumatized as a child and exhibits immature, narcissistic type characteristics of personality. He has it out for Spiderman for some reason. Things don't go his way. He's a sore loser. His internal festering expresses itself externally.

I hope children learn about and understand the problem with this character's personality so that they don't attempt to model it. I hope they learn how to deal with disappointment. This definitely demonstrates how a person who can't deal with disappointment ends up unable to view the world in a positive light.

[Kristin Fletcher-spear · Rating 2 out of 5]

OK but I wanted the story to be an adventure with venom and venom only appears at the end.