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whiskeywoman79's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism
emminkirjakasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Vaikeita ja monipuolisia hahmoja, joilla kaikilla löytyi omat ongelmansa. Sadie ja Sam oli hyviä hahmoja, mutta hiukan alkoi ärsyttämään puhumattomuus heidän välillä. Yleisesti isoin ärsyyntymisen aihe mulla kirjoissa on se ettei hahmot puhu, joten tämä osui siinä hermoon. 😆
Videopelien maailma oli aivan ihana ja haluaisin kovasti pelata Sadien ja Samin luomia pelejä. Myös pelien luominen ja pelaamisen tärkeys niitä rakastaville oli tässä hyvin realistisesti kuvailtu. Tuntui, että kirjailija on itsekin luonut pelejä.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, and Vomit
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
eevah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Vomit and Cultural appropriation
slowburnsrus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The root of my dissatisfaction is that reading about a character playing a game is like reading about a character working out…fun when you do it yourself, excruciating when we read the minutiae of another’s experience.
The strongest part of this book is its work with grief, and the metaphors around gaming in relation to grief and loss. That grabbed me in the second half and kept me reading.
But the writing feel excessively overwrought with not enough payoff in either plot or observations on the human condition to make me enjoy reading it.
I cannot express how much I came to loathe many of the characters, particular Dov, the sexual harasser and groomer who (spoiler) gets a fucking redemption arc at the end of the book.
I was surprised that there were fewer attributions than I would expected in the authors note as I recognized many of the book’s references, and Sadie in particular was prone to insightful wanderings that so had definitely read before.
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use and Abortion
rzh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
faerylibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy
madeline_p4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
marloesisalive's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Pregnancy
lo_the_wren's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
emmasiporatyler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit