1.29k reviews for:

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

Jason Pargin

3.98 AVERAGE

standardman's review against another edition

4.0

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Fun and absurd book that actually gets the internet and what it’s doing to us

badnbudgie's review

1.5

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

samanthakurtz18's review against another edition

3.5

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dvdboxset's review

4.0

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It took a few chapters to really hold my interest, but once I got to know Ether and Abbot, I was in for the ride. Unexpectedly got too close to home at the end and did result in some sobbing. It's a very silly and very human story about how people act in our everyday life-on-smart-phones chaos -- that speculative technofiction vibe you get from a Neal Stephenson novel but mashed up with like whoopie cushion prank videos on YouTube. Smart, stupid, immature, and a road trip. I liked it a lot.

meganbmusic's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marco_the_humanist's review

4.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

frannienhi's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny mysterious reflective tense slow-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: Complicated

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Very adventurous and loved seeing the multiple perspectives. We also get bits of reddit posts, comments, and journal entries throughout the book which I appreciated.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

aisuluu's review

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

helloimsam's review

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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Men who try to write women annoy me. 

sj_bradley's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 86%

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It’s twice as long as The Bible, and about half as funny