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product_id: 18514303
title: "The Game"
brand: "monica hughes"
price: "5313 kr"
currency: ISK
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 7
url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/18514303-the-game
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region: Iceland
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# The Game

**Brand:** monica hughes
**Price:** 5313 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Game by monica hughes
- **How much does it cost?** 5313 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    Interesting ideas worth the short read, but ultimately forgettable
  

*by A***A on Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2014*

Was just going through my Amazon account and looking through everything I've purchased since they started really tracking it (I don't know why, blame the boredom), so I decided to review this one.  The caveat is that I purchased and read this two years prior to writing this review.I don't remember a ton about it, so this won't be much of a review, but I do remember a few standout details about The Game, it's purpose, and definitely the resolution.There were parts I found boring, I admit, and I don't remember thinking all that much about the writing.  As I recall, it was a bit simplistic and not very lyrical or descriptive.  It was functional and overall fine, but nothing that made me think I immediately needed to check out the author's other works as I have with other authors I enjoy.The whole game and its purpose was shrouded in mystery for most of the book.  That alone probably should have annoyed me more than I did, but think of it like an Ender's Game type twist - once the resolution is revealed, it makes sense that it was kept secret for the entire story.I don't recall much about the characters other than they were not terribly developed and they were kind of bland.  That they are so utterly forgettable should say something.What I can say is that this is a dystopia published originally in 1991, long before the glut of dystopian novels we are seeing currently, and when I read it, I wasn't yet burned out on the genre.  Speaking from that perspective, I found it refreshingly different.Moreover, I found the author's choice of world-building - machines and computers replace the need for humans in various jobs, leading to a collapsed economy, poverty, and myriad other problems - quite visionary, prophetic, and realistic.  These days, some authors seem to inflate any old trite problem into a society-collapsing calamity to create their universe (sometimes they just make it all up entirely) and they do so without concern for whether its plausible or realistic - they never scratch beyond the surface of their "idea" to determine whether it could truly result in a broken world. By contrast, this book used very real concerns as the backbone for her broken society, bringing to my mind the sci-fi authors of yore (like Bradbury or Clarke).  Given that this was 1991 and (modern) technology and computers were not remotely mainstream yet, that the author chose that as the subject for her society showed real thought and insight into the dangers of our advancing tech.  I appreciate that she took time to really think her idea through, something I think is sorely lacking in many of our modern dystopian novels (and I've read loads of them - it's one of my favorite genres).In any event, I recall liking the book, and I liked some of the thought-provoking ideas it raised about our future as we continue to advance, but by the same token, I also found it at least somewhat forgettable in that it didn't stick with me terribly long after I'd finished it.  It was a short read, though, so maybe I will pick it up again someday and revisit the matter.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Harder plastic than the original
  

*by W***. on Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021*

Haven't broken one yet but I don't expect them to last.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great Book!
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2015*

Was Searching for this book for years! Was one of my favorites growing up that I read in school and for the life of me I couldn't ever remember the name or find it until now. Highly highly recommend this book! Its about middle school/teenage reading level but even as an adult I look forward to reading this story many times over. Thank you for the excellent quality with no marks, cover bends or broken spine as well as excellent shipping! Would shop from this buyer again.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-18*