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emmaetaylor23's review against another edition
Kind of outdated and didn’t like how the MC talked about the female character
hoagieclu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
rnewhook's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-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
1.5
tsparr's review against another edition
3.0
This was a really cool world that is unfortunately filled with really forgettable, wooden characters, frustrating pacing, and some really uncomfortable situations. Still kept my interest, but maybe a case of its reputation coming by way of being first rather than actually good.
charfield's review against another edition
1.0
DNF'd at 71%.
Listen. I tried really hard to get into this book. Wasn't immediately appealing to me, but I decided to keep persevering hoping that the story got better. It didn't. At times it felt like I was reading a conversation I would have with ChatGPT about Sumerian history for entire chapters and has a holy hell of exposition dumps. I get its supposed to be a bit satirical, but its too on the nose. None of the characters are compelling at all. It's also just way too long. Why do I need to read an entire page going over an email to a side character about communal toilet paper in the workplace? Why do I care?
Final straw was Chapter 47, which features one of the main characters, Y.T., who is 15 YEARS OLD finding a 40-year-old man with poor impulse control sexy and describes her feeling sexually frustrated and being used to men ogling over her. I get this is something that happens in real life, I do. I am not interested in reading a nearly 40 year old man (at the time this was written) talk about a 15 year old like that.
EDIT: Googling apparently confirms that later on there is an explicit sex scene between Y.T. and Raven (the 40 year old). Yeah no.
Listen. I tried really hard to get into this book. Wasn't immediately appealing to me, but I decided to keep persevering hoping that the story got better. It didn't. At times it felt like I was reading a conversation I would have with ChatGPT about Sumerian history for entire chapters and has a holy hell of exposition dumps. I get its supposed to be a bit satirical, but its too on the nose. None of the characters are compelling at all. It's also just way too long. Why do I need to read an entire page going over an email to a side character about communal toilet paper in the workplace? Why do I care?
Final straw was Chapter 47, which features one of the main characters, Y.T., who is 15 YEARS OLD finding a 40-year-old man with poor impulse control sexy and describes her feeling sexually frustrated and being used to men ogling over her. I get this is something that happens in real life, I do. I am not interested in reading a nearly 40 year old man (at the time this was written) talk about a 15 year old like that.
EDIT: Googling apparently confirms that later on there is an explicit sex scene between Y.T. and Raven (the 40 year old). Yeah no.
nightduck's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The Deliverator scene is the best part of the book, hands down.
minikawildflower's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
bltsandwich's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
At no point did I ever have any idea what would happen next
raerae's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0