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This book was decent. I liked the idea of it and a lot of aspects of the book. But I'm taking away a star for two reasons. One, I was really bothered by (view spoiler) , which happened a few times in the book. Also, the third act was not my cup of tea. I didn't like how (view spoiler) . I felt like they put that in just to add
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Sam is from Koreatown in Los Angeles. The car accident that kills his mom and destroys his leg renders him a depressed misanthrope.
Sadie is from the Beverly Hills “flats” in Los Angeles. She feels overshadowed by her sister’s cancer and misunderstood by society’s sexist, gender-normative expectations.
In the late 1980s, video games and fate render the two misfits best of friends. A decade later, they launch their first video game.
This is the story of a natural but challenging friendship between t ...more
Sadie is from the Beverly Hills “flats” in Los Angeles. She feels overshadowed by her sister’s cancer and misunderstood by society’s sexist, gender-normative expectations.
In the late 1980s, video games and fate render the two misfits best of friends. A decade later, they launch their first video game.
This is the story of a natural but challenging friendship between t ...more

This was fine, but it felt overly long and meandering (which was maybe the point? I don't know).
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