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hannie241's review against another edition
4.0
It is not even an exaggeration to say that I have spent months of my life in Minecraft building my virtual world to be like a vacation home away from the stress of real life. Therefore, I found a book about the creation of the game that has sucked my life away to be a fascinating read. At times, it felt a little bit dry to read through and I highly doubt it would appeal to anyone outside of the game's core fan-base, I think it was an interesting read nevertheless.
amylandranch's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this up thinking that I could learn something to talk about my nephews with. The story behind the creator of Minecraft and how it became as big as it is, was interesting and kept me turning the pages. I don't play video games so I have little patience for that world but I thoroughly enjoyed reading about this. I also came away with an understanding of why Minecraft is so popular and how creative it is. I used to make fun of it but I can now see why people love it. It really gave me some food for thought.
dreesreads's review against another edition
3.0
This biography looks at Markus Persson's life and drea,s leading up to the extreme success with Minecraft.
Though younger kids could read this, it is really a middle grade and up book. It looks at his father's and sister's problems with addiction, his own problems fitting into corporate culture (even in smaller companies), and his love for coding. Many of the themes are not for younger readers--if they could even really understand them.
As someone who never sold out--that story is told at the end--Persson is a good role model. Or he could be seen as someone who refused to be a square peg in a round hole. Whether that is good or bad depends on one's point of view. Persson himself managed to follow his dream and to carefully weigh his decisions re: quitting his job and switching companies. Younger readers might only see the daring-ness, and not the prudence.
Though younger kids could read this, it is really a middle grade and up book. It looks at his father's and sister's problems with addiction, his own problems fitting into corporate culture (even in smaller companies), and his love for coding. Many of the themes are not for younger readers--if they could even really understand them.
As someone who never sold out--that story is told at the end--Persson is a good role model. Or he could be seen as someone who refused to be a square peg in a round hole. Whether that is good or bad depends on one's point of view. Persson himself managed to follow his dream and to carefully weigh his decisions re: quitting his job and switching companies. Younger readers might only see the daring-ness, and not the prudence.
adamfortuna's review against another edition
3.0
Minecraft had one of the fastest rises in popularity of any game in history. The meteoric rise, as well as the team behind the phenomenon was always a mystery to me. The marketing strategy used for propagating Minecraft was one of the most interesting parts of this -- as that was how I learned about it initially as well. Rather than hiring a PR company, people would upload videos of their creations to Youtube, acting as both a way to learn about the game and as avenue for players to show off and build reputation.
careythesixth's review against another edition
3.0
I would have liked to know more about Persson and the mentality that went into creating the details of Minecraft, as opposed to the business history of the game, but this was good for what it was.
jstuartmill's review against another edition
3.0
This is a short and easy ready but a bit too kind to Markus Persson. I thought it was a bit too much of a love fest and not a good well rounded version of events. That being said I still read it quickly and found myself interested in it. Just hard to recommend to anyone. Hopefully someone will write another authoritative history of these events.
sannevisser's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read and pretty decent. Book isn't about the game but about the business with a little personal stuff about Notch.
thesidxxx's review against another edition
4.0
I think that Minecraft will go down in history as the Sex Pistols of video game designers -- this game has inspired thousands of kids to not just play games, but learn how to make them, mod them, etc. I have tried to play it and just can't get into it, but I recognize what a game-changer it is for my kids. My son now wants to be a game designer, and has already started making small games -- first in Scratch, and now in Unity.
This book tells the story of the game's creator, Notch, rather than anything about the game itself. It would be interesting to read more about him now that he's a billionaire, but the books was published well before Mojang's sale to Microsoft.
This book tells the story of the game's creator, Notch, rather than anything about the game itself. It would be interesting to read more about him now that he's a billionaire, but the books was published well before Mojang's sale to Microsoft.