daynpitseleh's review
3.0
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
If you're looking for the spiritual predecessor to Battle Royale (aka the spiritual predecessor to the Hunger Games), you can look elsewhere. Although marketed this way, Desperate Games isn't truly about that. It's more of a missive on humanity, knowledge, and society. The first two thirds of the book focus more on the establishment of a new "scientific" government which is interesting, but not very action-packed. Some of the parts relating to spirituality and the philosophy of science were a bit too dense for me. The part of the book that focuses on the
"desperate games" was almost too little, too late.
If you're looking for the spiritual predecessor to Battle Royale (aka the spiritual predecessor to the Hunger Games), you can look elsewhere. Although marketed this way, Desperate Games isn't truly about that. It's more of a missive on humanity, knowledge, and society. The first two thirds of the book focus more on the establishment of a new "scientific" government which is interesting, but not very action-packed. Some of the parts relating to spirituality and the philosophy of science were a bit too dense for me. The part of the book that focuses on the
"desperate games" was almost too little, too late.
klibri's review
Five pages in: fully invested in the myth of meritocracy, a ratio of 1 to 12 signalling neither sexism nor racism, and an apolitical Nobel prize
lesa_reads's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
The first section was interesting, humorous and entertaining especially considering the state of the country in 2020 when I read this book. The second section was abysmal
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