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Don't Feed the Trolls
by Erica Kudisch
Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
This book is both a praise to gaming, but also a heartbreaking story about the horrible reality many female video games face in that very male dominated field. This book deals with quite a few heavy topics like doxxing, stalking, rape threats, misogyny (both in form of internet stuff and real life physical violence) and homophobia, while simultaneously still showing the love of video games. There is also quite a lot of self-discovery going on. I was worried when I picked the book up that it would be too short and thus rush these aspects, but thankfully this didn't happen. I wouldn't have minded if the book had been longer and a bit more about Daphnis figuring out their genderfluid identity, though, but it still paid a lot of attention to all these questions Daphnis had.
The book has a bisexual, gender-questioning main character and is actually quite diverse and has characters from all over the LGBT spectrum, which was lovely to read.
And while the relationship was super cute, it kind of lacked build up a bit. I would have liked some more flirting and getting to know Laura better as a reader, which was sadly kind of skimmed over. However, the friendships in the story were amazing. I'm honestly in love with the Musketqueers.
Kudisch' writing style is also easy to get into and I couldn't stop reading this novel once I had picked it up. While I personally don't know a lot about MMORPGs (okay, I don't know anything, I've never played them!), it was quite easy to get a feel for the game and after a short while it was easy to understand, so even for noobs like me the talk about online video games wasn't a problem. There are also allusions to other kinds of fan culture, like conventions, fanfiction, and musical references, which made the characters feel much more real to me, as I could connect with them on that level.
In the end, Don't feed the Trolls is an uplifting novel and about discovering the real you, with a great MC and I really liked it.
This book is both a praise to gaming, but also a heartbreaking story about the horrible reality many female video games face in that very male dominated field. This book deals with quite a few heavy topics like doxxing, stalking, rape threats, misogyny (both in form of internet stuff and real life physical violence) and homophobia, while simultaneously still showing the love of video games. There is also quite a lot of self-discovery going on. I was worried when I picked the book up that it would be too short and thus rush these aspects, but thankfully this didn't happen. I wouldn't have minded if the book had been longer and a bit more about Daphnis figuring out their genderfluid identity, though, but it still paid a lot of attention to all these questions Daphnis had.
The book has a bisexual, gender-questioning main character and is actually quite diverse and has characters from all over the LGBT spectrum, which was lovely to read.
And while the relationship was super cute, it kind of lacked build up a bit. I would have liked some more flirting and getting to know Laura better as a reader, which was sadly kind of skimmed over. However, the friendships in the story were amazing. I'm honestly in love with the Musketqueers.
Kudisch' writing style is also easy to get into and I couldn't stop reading this novel once I had picked it up. While I personally don't know a lot about MMORPGs (okay, I don't know anything, I've never played them!), it was quite easy to get a feel for the game and after a short while it was easy to understand, so even for noobs like me the talk about online video games wasn't a problem. There are also allusions to other kinds of fan culture, like conventions, fanfiction, and musical references, which made the characters feel much more real to me, as I could connect with them on that level.
In the end, Don't feed the Trolls is an uplifting novel and about discovering the real you, with a great MC and I really liked it.