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Nnedi
is 5% done
so far so good. my only worry is that it'll have the same daddy-issue Grasshopper Jungle had. doubtful, but it's a worry. also, the nerdy friends are cliche...but whatever, i'm in. i loved ready player one, so i have high hopes. and no, i don't expect this to be the same...why would i want the same thing? but yeah, good beginning.
— Jul 16, 2015 07:23PM
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Nnedi
is 70% done
How many times can this science fiction novel say, "But this wasn't a science fiction novel, this was real life!" Ok, ok, we GET it. *Eyes rolling*. Also, considering how sexist and white male focused classic science fiction and video games have been in the past, to say that these games and sf novels were what attracted and prepared/trained recruits for the war implies some SERIOUS problematic shit.
— Jul 26, 2015 09:14PM
Nnedi
is 41% done
oh and there's a line in there that implies that the recruits are diverse...it's such a lazy line. you can't just say everyone's of various races/ages/genders and think you've done your job. and then go one to have your main character be all white and male except for the love interest-y girl. gimme a break. why even TRY. it's almost insulting.
— Jul 22, 2015 06:02PM
Nnedi
is 40% done
ok...gonna be honest...i'm not feeling this. it's ready player one all over again, same ton, same character, same attractive but cool game playing female character, i mean, this is reading very formulaic and…well, childish, and not in a excellent YA Lit way, more like in the cliché nerdy white guy way. i’m not halfway through, so I’m still hoping. but will wheaton narrating is NOT helping.
— Jul 22, 2015 06:00PM
