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Sophie
is 23% done
deeply intrigued by the thematic parallels to "the hunger games" re: katniss and peeta creating the image of this ~romance~ as a gameplay tactic... this book is quite obviously a response to that i think!! will analyse more in my review i am sure. going to need it to get a bit more insiduous soonish though if its really going to work for me. very much enjoying the audiobook narration!!
— Jan 27, 2026 03:57AM
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Sophie’s Previous Updates
Sophie
is 70% done
i’m tired of this grandpa!!! (pretty much hate reading at this point. BEGGING the book to do SOMETHING interesting as we head into the finale)
— Jan 30, 2026 06:39AM
Sophie
is 70% done
oh my god this is LITERALLY just a book about a reality tv show like the only faintest speculative thing about it is some of the competition content is vaguely ethically dubious and also there’s vague mention of a war happening on ~the outside~ that apparently only men fight in… everything else is literally the same!!! how is this sci fi!!! absolute scam
— Jan 30, 2026 04:05AM
Sophie
is 50% done
why is this just like… teen movie high school drama… also i have some thoughts about this claiming to be a sci-fi novel because currently any connection to the genre is tenuous indeed. let alone winning sci fi of the year in goodreads choice awards when i have yet to see any evidence of this even being a sci fi book at all???
— Jan 29, 2026 03:48AM
Sophie
is 40% done
this would be the boringest tv show to watch im sorry like this all hinges on relationships and dynamics between the characters and they’re all BORING and nothing is emotional
— Jan 29, 2026 12:53AM
