From the Bookshelf of Reading with Style…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
The book begins with Sam Masur and Sadie green unexpectedly reuniting in a subway station. Sam and Sadie were good friends when they met in a children's hospital but they had a falling out. Sam ends up asking Sadie to make a video game with him. Sam's room mate Marx ends up being a producer on the game, Ichigo, and the three of them form a gaming company, Unfair games. The book follows the ups and down of their friendship and the company. I am a gamer, not as much as I am a reader, and I grew up
...more
So, I'm right smack in the target audience for this book. I share a lot of history with these characters, being of similar age. I also grew up at just this moment where video games were in their infancy, computer access became a thing around the time I was in high school--so the perfect age to have a lot of free time and curiosity. I also considered a career in computer stuff, but unlike Sadie, couldn't face the sexism of the times. So, all that said, reading this felt like reading my alter-life
...more
I loved this book. It got a little draggy midway through but then had a twist that woke me right up. Even when it was draggy, it was so beautiful. I will think about it for a long time.
Jan 24, 2022
Jen
marked it as to-read
Mar 29, 2022
Deedee
marked it as to-read
Jun 25, 2022
Athira (Reading on a Rainy Day)
marked it as to-read
Jul 14, 2022
Krista
marked it as to-read
Aug 19, 2022
Snowtulip
marked it as to-read
Mar 17, 2023
Joy Cendrowski
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
books-i-own
Nov 27, 2022
Jennifer AM
marked it as to-read
Dec 08, 2022
Lynda
marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2022
Shelley
marked it as to-read
