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spongeamy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Dystopian novel about baseball! You don’t see that every day! Thoroughly enjoyed it, yet it scared me at the same time.
walruz's review
2.0
The book does no honor to baseball and ends up rather transparent and clunky allegory of current social divides.
emmavenetis's review
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
jacobthewilson's review
inspiring
tense
medium-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
3.75
_lena_874's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-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
3.0
makealongstorycourt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Aahhhhh what a niche book that just gives me all the feels!
Dystopian fiction and feminist baseball and uprisings to revolutions?! I ate this shit up. This book was made for me.
The plot was great. I was interested throughout and the dystopian world felt realistic. I could not tell you a good reason why this book sat on my shelves for so long. Even the cover just screams me.
There were a few parts of the book that were a bit overwritten, but that’s my only note.
Dystopian fiction and feminist baseball and uprisings to revolutions?! I ate this shit up. This book was made for me.
The plot was great. I was interested throughout and the dystopian world felt realistic. I could not tell you a good reason why this book sat on my shelves for so long. Even the cover just screams me.
There were a few parts of the book that were a bit overwritten, but that’s my only note.
craftbuzz's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
pentlacj's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
alexisrt's review
3.0
I don't really know how I felt about this one. There's good material in it, but I'm not sure it all works as a whole.
Part of the problem is the setup. She's loaded everything in to her dystopia: a suffocating state, overwhelming surveillance, class divisions, climate change, and racism. Of course, these things interlink, but it's a lot. Gwen comes from a Surplus family, one of the lower class, though her parents are a former professor (now Unretrainable) and her mother is a lawyer fighting the system. Turns out she's a great baseball pitcher, and the state can use her.
The ideas are good, but the book gets bogged down in jargon--lots of shortenings and abbreviations--and world building. The plot and characters don't get free of it, or their predetermined moral roles.
Part of the problem is the setup. She's loaded everything in to her dystopia: a suffocating state, overwhelming surveillance, class divisions, climate change, and racism. Of course, these things interlink, but it's a lot. Gwen comes from a Surplus family, one of the lower class, though her parents are a former professor (now Unretrainable) and her mother is a lawyer fighting the system. Turns out she's a great baseball pitcher, and the state can use her.
The ideas are good, but the book gets bogged down in jargon--lots of shortenings and abbreviations--and world building. The plot and characters don't get free of it, or their predetermined moral roles.