Anonymous wrote:I really liked the deep dive into the early gaming industry, how games are made, etc. I listened to the audiobook and liked the narration.

I actually picked this book to listen to because of the narrator. (I know there were two but mainly one). I will look up other books she has done just to listen to her again. I also happened to love the book.

I really liked the deep dive into the early gaming industry, how games are made, etc. I listened to the audiobook and liked the narration.

Anonymous wrote:It is an excellent book. Some of the characters were very unlikeable but they felt real. They reminded me of people that I went to college and graduate school with back in the day. She captured personalities so well that I have encountered in life myself. She had a tendency to use huge words that I had to look up. However, it was art. She had such beautiful imagery in some of the more creative sections. I don't love video games but she drew me into that universe.

I'm the PP who didn't like the book but think it is a very well written novel. The video game industry woven into the story is my favorite part of the book. So well done.

My DH just finished this book. He has degrees in literature from Oxford University but has never been a snob about "quality" writing. He says it doesn't have to be literary to be a good read. And I think that's right.

He also read the AJ Fikery one and liked that too.

It is an excellent book. Some of the characters were very unlikeable but they felt real. They reminded me of people that I went to college and graduate school with back in the day. She captured personalities so well that I have encountered in life myself. She had a tendency to use huge words that I had to look up. However, it was art. She had such beautiful imagery in some of the more creative sections. I don't love video games but she drew me into that universe.

I didn't like the book. But I think it's a very good book.

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Anonymous wrote:I just read an excerpt of this on LitHub. It’s horribly written, overwritten. I don’t think you can be an astute reader or understand how language is supposed to operate and like this as a ‘quality’ read.

Oh you 😂😂

Your taste needs some work.

Art comes in all forms. Open yourself up.

It’s dreadful writing. I don’t need that.

NP. It's actually not. Some of the sentences/passages stuck out to me as incredibly artfully crafted. The symbolism was also very deep in places. This was not a low brow book, even if you didn't like it and even if the subject matter was video games.

Anonymous wrote:I liked it and thought the 2 main characters were well drawn out. However, I did not like how/when the 3rd character died - it was abrupt and I thought it was a cop out (portrait of Sam/Sadie relationship if the 3rd character had not died would have been more complex and subtle.)

Agree and Sam trying to interact with Sadie, Marx, and kid would’ve been more interesting.

I liked it and thought the 2 main characters were well drawn out. However, I did not like how/when the 3rd character died - it was abrupt and I thought it was a cop out (portrait of Sam/Sadie relationship if the 3rd character had not died would have been more complex and subtle.)

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Anonymous wrote:Aww I loved it. Especially the chapter where the one guy dies (I loved the bird/gamer analogy) and the one where the friend builds the game to bring her out of her depression and she slowly figures it out. So lovely and sweet.

But — she was furious with him. She didn’t appreciate it at all.

At first. But she gets over that and later comes to appreciate the gesture. Didn’t you finish the book?

Yes, I finished the book. I kept hoping she would redeem herself with some semblance of appreciation but she was so busy thinking only of herself and her own problems - I never liked her.

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Anonymous wrote:I just read an excerpt of this on LitHub. It’s horribly written, overwritten. I don’t think you can be an astute reader or understand how language is supposed to operate and like this as a ‘quality’ read.

Oh you 😂😂

Your taste needs some work.

Art comes in all forms. Open yourself up.

It’s dreadful writing. I don’t need that.

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Anonymous wrote:I just read an excerpt of this on LitHub. It’s horribly written, overwritten. I don’t think you can be an astute reader or understand how language is supposed to operate and like this as a ‘quality’ read.

Oh you 😂😂

Your taste needs some work.

Art comes in all forms. Open yourself up.

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Anonymous wrote:I just read an excerpt of this on LitHub. It’s horribly written, overwritten. I don’t think you can be an astute reader or understand how language is supposed to operate and like this as a ‘quality’ read.

Oh you 😂😂

Your taste needs some work.

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Anonymous wrote:Aww I loved it. Especially the chapter where the one guy dies (I loved the bird/gamer analogy) and the one where the friend builds the game to bring her out of her depression and she slowly figures it out. So lovely and sweet.

But — she was furious with him. She didn’t appreciate it at all.

At first. But she gets over that and later comes to appreciate the gesture. Didn’t you finish the book?

Anonymous wrote:I just read an excerpt of this on LitHub. It’s horribly written, overwritten. I don’t think you can be an astute reader or understand how language is supposed to operate and like this as a ‘quality’ read.

Oh you 😂😂