Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

29 reviews

cattit00d's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Drug use, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, and Homophobia

tahnok's review against another edition

3.5

This was an important book to me as a kid but boy did it not stand up to closer scrutiny.

It's a Gen X vision of the future, and it's kind of fun for most of it, but there's some big flaws

The ending felt super rushed, and chaotic, and hard to follow as it moves all over the place. This explains why I literally never remember how it ends despite reading it three times

But the biggest flaw is with how YT is treated on the raft.

there's no way to say that she slept with Raven consensualy. She's 15. She's trapped and can't leave and Raven is clearly capable and willing to be extremely violent. And her being underage seems unimportant to the plot. She could easily have been 18, which would help a little bit make the scene less gross

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

fahyhallowell's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I just reread this book after decades, and enjoyed again the hyper cool dystopian world building. But. As a parent of young adults I found elements of the character of Y.T. a major downer.  Like did the author ever meet a 15 year old? The character is preternaturaly expert at everything she does, including sex with a monstrous man at least twice her age.  Basically a  spophmoric male fantasy trope. I'm glad so many current sci fi writers are moving past that stuff now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Kidnapping

janalg's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, and Classism

kwermann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

jackiedreadsbooks's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

maidinnah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 Couldn't look past some pretty problematic passages, and wished some parts could have been written more leanly. Moreover, ending was too abrupt and ambiguous, but otherwise a fun romp with some really interesting story ideas

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment and Racial slurs

kt_jams's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

itsmekt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism

flexagoon's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Great book. I'd absolutely recommend Snow Crash to anyone who is interested in cyberpunk, as this book is basically THE original cyberpunk book.

As others said, the ending is a bit lackluster and Deus Ex Machina, but it still didn't leave me disappointed after finishing the book.

The plot itself is confusing at times, but generally really interesting. People who like fast-paced action stories will probably love it. The book also has good worldbuilding.

I didn't really get the "metavirus" stuff but it was still interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

Minor: Blood, Drug use, and War