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Real strong start. Love the second person narrative.

This just keeps getting better and more compelling.

This is an incredibly important book, especially for anyone who wants to understand what is happening, and why, with all the technofascism.

One of the most original stories, featuring genuinely alien characters and settings, I have ever read. I hope it holds up and sticks the landing.

This keeps surprising me. It's a lot of fun, and has more of a character based narrative than the other Lit RPGs I DNF.

I have never read juvenile or YA from this era (1952), until I started this a couple of days ago.

It's very specific to the time it was written, and it shows, but it ages much better than, say, Ringworld (which, yikes).

It's also the first in a YA adventure series, so it strikes those notes often.

I'm enjoying it the same way I enjoy watching a classic TV show, seeing it through the lens of when it was written.

This is the first Lit RPG book I have attempted that isn't a slog. It's the first one I've read that has a story and characters that engage me, holding my attention. Lit RPG tropes aren't the focus of the narrative, so that entire meta aspect is a lot of fun. This may be the first Lit RPG I finish.

Disclosure: John is a friend and mentor, so I usually get to read his stuff before publication. That said, I am really enjoying this. The first third introduces you to the characters, and around the time you've become invested in them, IT happens. That's where I am right now.

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I'm enjoying the irreverence and the characters. The prose is so funny and clever.

She writes so beautifully, and is telling me such a compelling story, I'm deliberately taking my time with this.

I love everything about this book.