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Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games by J. Robert Lennon, Carmen Maria Machado
2 reviews
goldenwing's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, and Classism
jazhandz's review
reflective
3.5
As is always the case, there were a few standouts: my favorites were Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s essay on grief and Disco Elysium, Jamil Jan Kochai’s essay on seeing himself in Call of Duty, and Eleanor Henderson’s essay on being the mother of two indoorsy gamer kids. Unfortunately I found pretty much everything else intensely forgettable. There are essays that are so specific as to become universal, and then there are these, which are lovely and well-written personal stories that did not really affect me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria