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jkivela

Review: Ready Player One

Mar 31, 2015 08:27

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wenhaver March 31 2015, 16:28:49 UTC

I think this was a fun read. The writing was ok, and the main character was a bit of a mary sue, but for book that I knocked out in around 3 hours, it was a good time.

I think the movie cim challenge would have been a blast, and I wish they were real.

A copy of this came in LootCrate the box before last, and Evan claimed it. He's looking forward to both the movie and Cline's new book (due out in July, I think).

jkivela March 31 2015, 16:30:03 UTC

The next one is like "Ready Player Two", right? A continuation of this world?

wenhaver March 31 2015, 16:31:46 UTC

Nope, it's actually called "Armada" - http://www.amazon.com/Armada-Novel-Ernest-Cline/dp/0804137250/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427819424&sr=8-1&keywords=armada... )

entangled_now April 1 2015, 17:51:58 UTC

They seem to be picking up a lot of the stuff that I'm either reading or looking to read for movies/TV. I think it's always interesting to see things done in another medium - whether they turn out badly or not.

People say good things about this book but I've also heard it compared to Neuromancer, which I think I started and hated.

jkivela April 1 2015, 18:05:26 UTC

I don't think its much like Neuromancer, really. Maybe because it's a dark and poverty stricken future world? With a lot of time spent online?

But the tone, plot and message are very different, IMO.

entangled_now April 1 2015, 18:10:24 UTC

That's good to know. I feel like I'd appreciate a lot of the references in it. So I might pick it up if I see it in the library.