Review: Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games

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Review: Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games, by Kawika Guillermo. 2025. Arsenal Pulp Press. 247 pp.

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2026-08-17

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026)

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Book Reviews

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