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Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games by J. Robert Lennon, Carmen Maria Machado
3 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
emmagrahxm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
One of the best Non Fiction anthologies I’ve picked up in a long time.
Carmen Maria Machado continues to stun me with her writing. The intro is brilliant. My favourite essay is probably Thinking like the Knight but Staying with the Trouble is a close second. Each of the essays talk about one or more games and the impact they have had with the author.
Please read both trigger warnings and spoilers for the games mentioned. These essays talk a lot about mental health, gender dysphoria, addiction and more.
Carmen Maria Machado continues to stun me with her writing. The intro is brilliant. My favourite essay is probably Thinking like the Knight but Staying with the Trouble is a close second. Each of the essays talk about one or more games and the impact they have had with the author.
Please read both trigger warnings and spoilers for the games mentioned. These essays talk a lot about mental health, gender dysphoria, addiction and more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia