Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

22 reviews

yossy_cookie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was a fun book. It was an easy read and well paced. I enjoyed some of the"geek" references in the book, although I felt a lot of the references are  outdated and will probably only really be nostalgic to 80s kids.

There were elements of 1984 and The Matrix but neither particularly well executed. I didn't find the story tense at all and I felt the characters were pretty generic and not hugely developed, which I guess is maybe why the story didn't feel tense to me.

Again, it was a fun read. I enjoyed it. I'd recommend it for someone looking for a light sci fi dystopian book that has Matrix elements. Equally, if you really loves video games and 80s geek culture theme you may well enjoy this. If that's what you are looking for I'm sure you'd enjoy this. Only thing I would say though, is for what is essentially a purely plot driven book, it could probably have benefited from being about a hundred pages shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective 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

4.0

I ended up thoroughly enjoying this book. I was worried at the beginning as our narrator is a teen boy and the jokes weren't landing for me, but as soon as the action picked up, I thoroughly enjoyed all the references, the twists, and the friendships. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Suicide, and Sexual content

meroree's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Suicide

Racist portrayal of Japanese people I found horrible. I also hated the way he wrote about women in general. Would not recommend.

laylagrace's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, and Death

whitneys_bookstack's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

ruthieelisa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, and Suicide

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

thefandomphantom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, and Suicide

cianarae's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I liked this a lot! The story was great, the characters were funny, I liked the ‘80s references. I think it could have done a little bit better with the representation of women and people of color. Also I’m not a big fan of the benevolent billionaire trope so that was another thing I didn’t love. Last complaint, a lot of the riddles and things that were supposedly so difficult that no one could figure them out for years seemed really obvious. All-in-all, the writing isn’t perfect but it’s a fun book that I enjoyed reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Slavery, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racism, and Misogyny

hazardous_hammer's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Wade is an incel, he’s not a ‘nice guy’. His obsession with women is strange and had the romance subplot be removed entirely  I MAY have given this a 5 star rating. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide