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Wolverine: Lifeblood (Wolverine (Mass))

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I thought the book was well written, and surprisingly accurate in its portrayal of Nazis. The author has clearly done quite a bit of research for this book. By coincidence, I saw a show about the ideology of Nazis, and their occult beliefs. One of these beliefs was the life giving power of blood that could bestow immortality. It was connected to the story of the holy grail and to their quest to create a race of ubermench through breeding the purest bloodlines of Aryan stock. The author of "Wolverine: Lifeblood" seems to have tied this idea neatly to the healing factor of Wolverine, and how Nazi researchers would have loved to examine exactly how it works...no matter how Wolverine might feel about that. Anyway, I highly recommend this book, it was impossible to put down, and made me curious about the other books in the series.

I've read every one of the Wolverine paperback novels and I can tell you without a doubt that this is by far the best one. The story blew my mind and every part of the Nazi Concentration camp plot was perfection. Don't miss out on this! If you're going to buy a Wolverine book BUY THIS ONE!

I was hesitant to read these X-titled novels, and this was thesecond. I grew up with X-Men comics. This novel was excellent, well-written and deals with a period the comics haven't elaborated upon - the "just after" the Weapon X timeframe. Learning about himself, having glimpses of memory, villains through time, I highly recommend this book. If you're a fan of the X-Men's Wolverine, don't miss out on this one. And the other books on Wolverine done by this publisher with other authors are worthwhile as well. All worthwhile.

This one was a good testosterone read.
Logan is in Canada and living in a small flat, where someone keeps sending him money and canadian whiskey. He is haunted by memories that are very fleeting in his mind.
He is determined to find out what or who he is.
When he passes by a memorial, he sees a familiar face, only that veteran has been long gone. Further studies reveal he is in some of the pictures.... and now he has to know.. What Happened to Him?

Typically I pick up this kind of book as a "filler" until another book I'm more interested in comes along. A good summer read (even though it's the middle of winter), but nothing to write home about.

I was really surprised by this one. It follows Wolverine seemingly after his Xmen days, though I haven't followed the history so I'm not sure. At any rate, he doesn't know who he is but finds some interesting hints at the library. The book is full of flashbacks and shows a younger version of Wolverine from back in WWII. More surprises, the action and taste of the WWII stuff really rang true, and clearly the author knows a lot about the era.

Well written, good characterization, overall very well done. Maybe the ending broke down a little bit, but it's a minor quibble over a very well written novel.

I loved this book. Wolverine is definitely one of the more interesting characters that Marvel has to offer. Wolverine, since he has basically no knowledge about his past, can be used for countless story ideas.

This particular story idea was set back in both a Nazi concentration camp as well as in the present. I felt that the flashbacks from the story both moved the story along and filled in the gaps. The writer of this novel had obviously done some research on Nazi concentration camps as well as the Nazi's themselves, as well as some Psychological factors as well.

I always enjoy reading about Wolverine's healing factor, and about his claws, and I felt that the author of this book did an exceptional job with both of those. However, the book did have its drawback, Wolverines healing factor does not make him immortal, if he aquires an injury that is severe enough, he can die. Even though that was in the story, and it may not have been exactly true to Wolverines character, I felt that it was very well done, and it rang true to the Nazi's saying that there was a certain power in the blood. The life giving power just so happened to be Wolverines blood.

Even though I gave this book 5 stars, I have to say that the action scenes in the book didnt last for very long, although the book had the "Wolverine" feel to it, it just didnt have that great of an action scene in it. I was expecting something that I could read that showed the extent of Wolverine's healing factor, as well as his ability to fight, afterall, that is what he does best.

I would suggest, even if you are not a fan of the comics, that you pick this up. This book has a certain insight into Wolverines past, as well as an incredible job describing Wolverine's healing factor. This book would be a good read for anyone who just wants a little insight into Wolverine's past. I felt that this book could be enjoyed by someone who was and still is a fan of the comics, and that the book could also be enjoyed by someone who has no prior knowledge of Wolverine.

Overall I liked the story, HOWEVER, it is not a stand alone and I'm not sure which book comes next in line.
Some bits are kind of confusing, which I was hoping would be explained in the next volume (once I realized we weren't going to get an ending in this one), but I have to find out which one comes next first.
If I had known that this one was a cliffhanger I would have waited to get it until I knew what order / how many books there were for this storyline.
That said, it is worth the read - even more so I assume if you can find all of the books for this storyline. :)