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A review by careythesixth
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This might be my fastest read of 2024. It was fun, batshit crazy, and I'll be thinking about it for a long time. Each of us contains multitudes.
My only beef is that the incel stuff, especially Abbott going off on Ether, came out of nowhere and felt forced. It didn't really add to the story or fit Abbott personality-wise. It freaked me out a little, but as a middle aged woman, I'm not really inhabiting incel spaces online or in meat space. So, I'm not encountering incel rants on the regular.
My only beef is that the incel stuff, especially Abbott going off on Ether, came out of nowhere and felt forced. It didn't really add to the story or fit Abbott personality-wise. It freaked me out a little, but as a middle aged woman, I'm not really inhabiting incel spaces online or in meat space. So, I'm not encountering incel rants on the regular.