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sp4ceprince's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Sexism
spell_kell's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Homophobia
Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia
abithereader's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.0
This is very much a YA book, but is fully of 80s references that most YA readers are too young to understand. The plot and setting has potential but Cline is so focused on info dumping and making 80s references that not enough thought is put on the plot itself. Wade is an incredibly unlikeable self insert character/ author surrogate (Cline has a car that is a replica of Wade's car in the OASIS).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Racism, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Transphobia
kaylamoran's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It does get a bit rambly at times (explaining all of the many references made in the book) but overall I really enjoyed it!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Slavery, Sexism, Racism, and Homophobia
paracosim's review against another edition
This was the most cringey, wish-fulfillment jammed novel I’ve ever had the misfortune to pick up. I was (very) hesitantly willing to read on even after reading the line, “and everybody clapped,” without any irony...and then it suddenly became very racist and transphobic. I am most certainly not interested in finishing this novel, watching the movie, or looking up any of the author’s other books. 0/10 read for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
Minor: Sexism
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