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Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*
I'm of an age with the author, coincidentally* also the age of James Halliday whose contest drives this book's story. I grew up watching Family Ties; Black Tiger was my favorite arcade game at one point; I used to wake up at 6am and watch some anime show that aired when I was seven years old. I've always been interested in Dungeons & Dragons even though I never actually played it until adulthood. And, I am the most uncool person I know. I should be the perfect audience for this book.

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moth
Dec 05, 2020 rated it did not like it
Ernest Cline is a despicable & gross human and cannot tell a narrative or imagine characters. He and his fans sole identity is derived from "Remember the 90s?", where the only aspects are blatant cultural touchstones that ignore any critical readings or takeaways from the so-called inspiration. ...more
Christian
Feb 23, 2022 rated it did not like it
A book so bad it inspired the creation of an entire podcast (372 Pages We'll Never Get Back) from the Rifftrax/MST3k folks dedicated to reviewing bad books. ...more
Andrea
Jun 17, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2013, re-read, 2018, 372pages
Read along with RiffTraxers Mike Nelson and Conor Lastowka in their podcast http://372pages.com/episode-0-a-book-...

Books is terribly written, repetitive, misses every opportunity to escalate tension, but - with the help of Mike & Conor - I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Julie
Oct 19, 2020 marked it as to-read
Mandie Cornelius
May 29, 2020 rated it it was ok
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372 Pages We'll Never Get Back (Book List)