Scan barcode
A review by ootoom
Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games by J. Robert Lennon, Carmen Maria Machado
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this collection of essays!
As with any collection, there were some absolute knockouts (those by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Vanessa Villareal, Larissa Pham and Hanif Abdurraqib) and some misses.
What really moved me is that this collection has moved past the desire to justify video games and toward the expression of connecting with art in this new medium.
There was a lot of discussion of grief, joy, loneliness and connection. All important and worthwhile things to discuss.
This is the exact book I have been looking for all this time, and I am so happy to have found it. I predict I will be returning to it frequently.
As with any collection, there were some absolute knockouts (those by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Vanessa Villareal, Larissa Pham and Hanif Abdurraqib) and some misses.
What really moved me is that this collection has moved past the desire to justify video games and toward the expression of connecting with art in this new medium.
There was a lot of discussion of grief, joy, loneliness and connection. All important and worthwhile things to discuss.
This is the exact book I have been looking for all this time, and I am so happy to have found it. I predict I will be returning to it frequently.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic