Reviews

Otaku by Chris Kluwe

captain_valour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

3.0

thebookishaustin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

unlifeoftheparty's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.0

trippyotter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Cursing, War, Hate crime, Stalking, Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment

radiojupiter's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

Struck me as a cishet man’s r-word fantasy. Characters are flat, very little growth or change. Writes sibling dialogue like an only child.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Classism, Gore, Blood, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Gun violence, War, Xenophobia, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, and Violence

Moderate: Islamophobia

karebearrawr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

cornmuscles's review against another edition

5.0

This book was very well done debut effort by Kluwe.

The video game parts were deep enough for nerds, but thin enough to not bog down non-gamers. Plenty of fun easter eggs, but never felt forced.

I felt it was a bit predictable at times, but was still amazingly enjoyable.

amandakh's review against another edition

3.0

Loved the take down of misogyny in tech spaces. The moments of character development and game scenarios were great. Ended up being more description of military and combat than I liked but good story overall.

kf21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

olinewts's review against another edition

hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Enjoyed it, but I did find myself getting s bit lost every so often. The main character Ash is a great one to follow behind though. Worth a read.