Review - Don't Read the Comments - Eric Smith

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Review: Don't Read the Comments - Eric Smith - January 2020

When I saw this book title on my Kindle Paperwhite, I figured it had something to do with Social media hence the word 'comments' in the title but wasn't 100% sure of what the book was about since I get hundreds and thousands of books to read and review. In Don't Read the Comments we delved into the world of two gamers - one a female gamer who has her own Glitch channel stream and lives for the sponsorship to help pay bills and survive as she comes from a single mother household and her mum is also studying and working at the same time and a male gamer who games for fun but his dream is creating scripts for a game but his parent's don't seem to understand and want him to become a doctor. Our female gamer DiV aka Divya Sharma is becoming more and more popular but now she is being doxxed by a gaming community called Vox Populi who are calling her a fake and want her to stay away from the gaming world and as a female she has always been careful of her privacy but now they have crossed the line coming after not only her IRL but her mother. One day whilst gaming she comes across Aaron and the pair start talking and become fast-friends, when Aaron sees this happening to her he wants to save her and protect her. What will happen though when his being friendly with her compromises his future with ManaPunk - a company he has been writing game story for? Will he let his integrity be compromised for a future career or will he stand by his friend Divya and help her to become a face for female gamers all around. I really liked this title too as it is something when you are famous on social media whether it be for gaming or writing a book, something that is always emphasized is "DON'T READ THE COMMENTS" as this can become one's downfall as it starts to mess with your mind and affecting your own self-confidence, etc. This was a great read as it does explore the issue of female gamers and doxxing which has been an issue the past five years especially since gaming was once viewed as a "Man's World" and some people are still stuck in that belief that women should not be part of the STEM world.







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