The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
timmeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Gore, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Racial slurs, Classism, and Cancer
nadia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Also, obviously not a fan of the racial slurs used at all!
Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Homophobia
missjoni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Violence
ro_lux's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Police brutality, Classism, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
ryndolyn's review against another edition
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Homophobia
chuckyinspace's review against another edition
Moderate: Racism
clr00's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Racism, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
Minor: Rape
benaurelia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Racism, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Murder
twocents's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
So Richards turns to the Games Network, which offers up as entertainment a variety of different games including watching people with cardiac problems run on a treadmill, answering trivia questions, until they have a cardiac event and die. Or another one that is named, but not described, since it seems to be as it says on the tin: swimming with crocodiles.
Although you can sign up to participate in the Games, winning money for yourself or (more likely) your surviving family, you don't actually get to pick what game you will be a contestant on. Richards wins the big one: The Running Man. The entire world is the arena, and for every hour that Richards can survive, he gets $100. If he lasts 30 days, he wins the game and gets $1 billion. There is a team of elite hunters sent to kill him, and everyone is a potential participant, as people who call in valid tips will win $100 themselves for turning Richards in, $1000 if their tip leads to his death. No contestant has ever won.
It's a much more desperate death game than "The Long Walk." It's an angry, bitter novel, rather than melancholic, and I enjoyed the different tone. The setup that non-players are not only safe from the game itself, but actively benefit from your death puts a different spin on the trope. I really enjoyed his interactions with other people, discovering what matters to others from all class levels that he hadn't considered, and finding himself surprised at who protects him and who turns on him.Â
Graphic: Racism, Body horror, Murder, and Racial slurs
noonanjohnc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Racial slurs