Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

5 reviews

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

excellent! i haven't had that much fun in a while.
even though i'm a little too young (or too little of a game nerd) to understand most of the niche 80s game references, i still enjoyed them all.
the world—the stacks, the OASIS, etc.—is so incredibly interesting and made my video-game (and reality-hating) heart do flips of joy.

10/10, so much better than the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Addiction, Confinement, and Cursing

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Outing, Body shaming, and Grief

lpdx's review against another edition

Too much immature, obnoxious teen boy character dialogue 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Death of parent, and Classism

jasminrain's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? No

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I think it's a very beautiful portrayal of the gaming community and an ode to pop culture. It was researched really well and it was just an absolute joy to immerse myself to the story even though I have little to no connection to the world.  

I was a bit hesitant to read the book having seen the film, but the storyline was actually quite different to the film adaptation and brought more layers to the story. I listened to the audiobook read by Wil Wheaton and it just really brought the story to life in all the best ways possible. 

All this being said, there was some problematic language and transphobia that were left completely unaddressed, which I found really problematic considering the target age and audience of this book. So not a five star but really good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Transphobia, Cursing, Violence, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Murder, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism, Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

djonni's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Domestic abuse and Death

kaylamoran's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It does get a bit rambly at times (explaining all of the many references made in the book) but overall I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Slavery, Sexism, Racism, and Homophobia