I’m pretty goddamn mad about this. Really upset about what happened to make this post become to life. I wanted to have my goal of 1000 words before being published reached, but lo and behold: My word count which was at 668 words, has now gone. I’m so furious about that. So I have to write ALL of this again. Just my luck huh?

Okay, let’s get started: I’ve been reading a book. I’m sure for most of you, that’s a taboo concept: Reading a hardback copy of literature? Can I get a round of applause please? But I’ve said enough of this. I’m reading a book called “The Ables”, by the one they call Jeremy Scott. For those who aren’t living under a rock, Jeremy Scott is the Co-Creator, and Narrator, of the CinemaSins YouTube channel. In spite of what has happened to my progress, I would rather be reviewing his work on that channel, rather than redoing this entire review again. But who said life is easy, huh? I’d say this is enough satisfaction for an intro. Let’s jump right in!

The Ables was released on May 1st, 2015, after Jeremy posted a series of videos which included the revealing of his book, and a few trailers of the context. The Ables itself is written in an account of the main character, Philip Sallinger, and he recalls his story of becoming a superhero. It’s a fictional piece of work, with a Superhero/Superheroine, type of work, but it uses a very strange, and admittedly, a rather creative turn on things. Most people know that the majority of regular-person-turned-superhero-via-deus-ex-machina, have some mental barrier obstructing them, like Superman trying to accept his Kryptonian heritage. But The Ables does the exact opposite; Something I’ve never seen before. It uses medical and physical disabilities to give the group of protagonists in the story a much more interesting way of overcoming their disabilities to use their powers to the maximum. I’ll give my kudos to Jeremy: This is something I (and presumably you), have never seen before. I like that concept, and it kinda gives a message about that too: Anyone can be a hero in their own right and own way, even if they have something they can’t remove or change holding them down. That’s heartwarming to me. A kinda scary because I’m actually feeling something from a book. Might have to get a medical examination after this…

So, next up we have the story: The Ables is set in a world like we live in today, where everything is the same except for one small difference: There is a group of Sub-Humans, called the “Custodians”. These Custodians are basically superhumans: Possessing god like abilites that make them exempt from your typical human. These Custodians work to preserve peace around the world, by doing good and busting criminals with their special powers. The story follows the account of a boy named Philip Sallinger, a Custodian who recently moved to one of the new Custodian Cities: Freepoint. Philip posses the power of telekinesis, like his father; The power to manipulate objects with the mind. Philip however, is completely blind, and as a result is sent to the Special Ed Class of the Freepoint High School so he can learn to become a fully fledged Superhero. There, Philip meets 5 other soon-to-be-friends who are also stuck in the same boat as Philip: Henry Gardner, a crippled psychokinetic. Bentley Crittleton, a Super Genius with Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, impairing his balance and motor functions. James Gregory, a blind like Philip who posses the ability to teleport. Donnie Brooks, a person with Downs Syndrome who’s special Custodian powers are unknown. However, recently in the city of Freepoint, a mysterious man called Mr.Finch has been appearing, and along with his presence, certain important figures in the city of both Freepoint and Godspeed have gone missing, and it’s up to Philip and his group of friends to find out what Mr.Finch is doing, find the kidnapped Custodians, and put an end to Mr.Finch’s scheme.

Paradoxically, I haven’t read the entirety of the book. So what I say here, might not be the whole entire story that The Ables has to offer. But being the some of you know what CinemaSins is, I implore you: Get this book from Amazon. Not just because it’s got the “From the Creators of CinemaSins” logo on the front cover, but because this book is really, really good. Normally, once I have enough information to satisfy my yearning for knowledge on a subject, I would put it down and never return to it ever again. But this book is doing some strange to me: I want to keep reading, even though I’d say my knowledge on the book is sufficient enough to be writing this review. Like I said, I ought to get a medical examination as soon as possible: Being this attached from something as forbidden as this when we have the Internet…Something is very, very wrong. Oh well, I’m gonna continue reading now. 7.8/10.