A review by gregbutera
Otaku by Chris Kluwe

4.0

Yes this book has some of the flavor of the super talented warrior like in Ender’s Game and some of the geek culture from Ready Player One as other reviews have mentioned. But I think the most effective sections are during the sections outlining the Game being played whether it is in a boss battle watched by millions or just the daily missions that the players have to complete for maintaining their ranking. The author does a good job describing the feel of a professional Twitch stream of people playing a video game,and why people would want to watch it. The book also effectively highlights the threats and verbal abuse that women in the public eye have to endure online and in the gaming world. Is Ash a little too perfect, too successful? Yeah, she is. But storybook heroes often are. I found the storyline gripping and I read it in a day.