Reviews with content warning for Adult/minor relationship - Snow Crash

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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fahyhallowell's review against another edition

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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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janalg's review against another edition

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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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kwermann's review against another edition

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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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jackiedreadsbooks's review against another edition

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1.5

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maidinnah's review against another edition

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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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