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nutmeg47's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
dasonic's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
A great beginning, a boring and hard to read middle, an exciting buildup and a fumbled ending.
I loved the start of this book, I couldn't put it down, then there is suddenly chapters of just a character dumping information on Hiro and we go from a cyberpunk story totwo characters talking about an ancient religion and viruses. I struggled through this section, hoping it would get back to it. And it does, eventually, and I started to enjoy it again, although not as much as before. And just when I thought the book was getting good again, it ends. I stared at the last page and went "oh. I guess that's an ending". It was very underwhelming and felt like a lot of build up with no payoff.
I also found the sexualisation of YT (a 15 year old girl) uncomfortable, feeling out of place and taking away from what otherwise was a great character.
Do I regret reading the book? No. Would I read it again? I doubt it. Would I recommend you read it? Not really, but I wouldn't actively try and convince you not to.
For me, this book is the epitome of "just okay"
I loved the start of this book, I couldn't put it down, then there is suddenly chapters of just a character dumping information on Hiro and we go from a cyberpunk story to
I also found the sexualisation of YT (a 15 year old girl) uncomfortable, feeling out of place and taking away from what otherwise was a great character.
Do I regret reading the book? No. Would I read it again? I doubt it. Would I recommend you read it? Not really, but I wouldn't actively try and convince you not to.
For me, this book is the epitome of "just okay"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Rape
venti's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
disappointed… in many aspects…. but also intrigued. as someone who was once a 15 year old girl i also reclaim Y.T. as a character because she was very cool aside from the male author constantly fucking talking about her ass.
as one user on goodreads so aptly put it — “juvenile nerd power fantasy in a nutshell”
also on a note unrelated to my personal feelings about this book i think sci-fi written pre 2000 is just too outdated to be good anymore… like sure in the 90s the terms “avatar” and “metaverse” were novel but now if you hear those words irl it’s just an average tuesday
as one user on goodreads so aptly put it — “juvenile nerd power fantasy in a nutshell”
also on a note unrelated to my personal feelings about this book i think sci-fi written pre 2000 is just too outdated to be good anymore… like sure in the 90s the terms “avatar” and “metaverse” were novel but now if you hear those words irl it’s just an average tuesday
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
laudelui's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-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
3.0
Promete mucho el argumento, o igual tenía unas expectativas equivocadas. Pero me dio la sensación que algunas partes no enlazan bien o que faltaban trozos por explicar. Sobre explica algunas partes de la historia que luego no vienen al caso y otras dices pues se ha flipado.
Si te gusta una historia con contenido de mitología y/o religiones antiguas con trazas de ciberpunk, persecuciones locas e invento con energía nuclear, es para ti .
La parte del final remonta y me recordó a una película de Hollywood de los años noventa.
Si te gusta una historia con contenido de mitología y/o religiones antiguas con trazas de ciberpunk, persecuciones locas e invento con energía nuclear, es para ti .
La parte del final remonta y me recordó a una película de Hollywood de los años noventa.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Gun violence
Minor: Racism
bellbirdie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Racism, Drug abuse, and Confinement
Minor: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs
trankz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
Minor: Violence
conorrobinson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Sexual assault
cattit00d's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Drug use, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, and Homophobia
tahnok's review against another edition
3.5
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
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
fahyhallowell's review against another edition
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Gun violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Kidnapping