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This story was so incredibly original and funny to me because I've been a gamer myself and 90% of this book takes place in a virtual reality MMO game with hardcore gamers. And the quirkiness of a futuristic society that has an obsession with the 80's, of all decades, is entertaining. Definitely a one-of-a-kind book. I only refrain from giving this book 5 stars because I loath the "F" word and this book has a few. Not as many as many other modern books but enough for my tastes. It's a shame autho
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Based on the movie trailers for the movie adaptation of this book, I never would have thought in a million years that I’d read this book. Besides maybe Tetris, I don’t care for video games nor gamer culture.
Luckily, the book is so much more than video games and it didn’t take long for this to become apparent. This novel is really just social commentary, and I love a good social commentary story.
If you are like me and don’t like video games, do yourself a favor and just read the book and ignore ...more
Luckily, the book is so much more than video games and it didn’t take long for this to become apparent. This novel is really just social commentary, and I love a good social commentary story.
If you are like me and don’t like video games, do yourself a favor and just read the book and ignore ...more
2013: Although I'm a decade too young to really enjoy the 80s pop culture references, I still thoroughly enjoyed this book! The aspects of the futuristic society were well thought out, the characters real and interesting, and overall, just fun! I would recommend this to readers and non-readers alike.
2019: My second go-around with this book, this time for book club, and I still had lots of fun! There's a film version out now, which I hear is nothing like the book and I have no desire to see. My b ...more
2019: My second go-around with this book, this time for book club, and I still had lots of fun! There's a film version out now, which I hear is nothing like the book and I have no desire to see. My b ...more
I really loved this book, more than I thought I would. We were reading it for book club and I just wanted to finish it on my own time and I’m so glad I did! It is a world full of imagination and this writer knew his video games and has a very good imagination. Even if you don’t like videogames you should try to read this book because it is incredibly written. I also suggest listening to the audiobook because will Wheaton does a great job!
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Jaime
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