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I knew little about this book before reading it. I discovered that it was considered a YA book after I got about half way through. YA, in and of itself, isn't indicative of a "simple" story, but in this case it was. It was a cyberpunk version of Lightning Thief; stupid jokes while people are dying, juvenile banter, half-baked adventures that turn out neatly wrapped up in the end--you get the picture. Also, the 80's nostalgia tour was entertaining at first, but 500 pages in it, it got a little old--kind of like living through the 80's ;) At any rate, it was easy to read, did a good job with suspense, and moved at a reasonable rate. Character development was actually pretty decent too. I didn't hate it. I didn't love it. It's a book I'd recommend to my students, but not many adults.

erichig's review against another edition

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5.0

Great book. Zoomed through it.

If you lived in the 80’s, you are going to love this book. Even if you didn’t, you will still probably love it.

areuliz's review

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I want to give it 5 stars but i feel like the description of non white characters was stereotypical

delicaciesndelights's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

stacemiddleton's review against another edition

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4.0

This was pretty great and I really surprised myself with how much I enjoyed it. It was gripping, nerdy and cute and I had a lot of fun with the whole quest element.

I'm not a gamer at all or have much knowledge in 80's culture so I didn't get most of the references and I feel like someone who did would definitely enjoy this even more. Still I don't think my lack of knowledge impeded my enjoyment at all and I found it all very cleverly done.

rabenfeder's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

andarew_5's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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? No

4.0

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