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I got really, genuinely sad when I finished this book. I missed it when it was no longer a part of my life. That's one of the biggest marks of a good read, in my opinion. I also credit this with being one of the only if not THE only book both me and my brother in law would highly rate. We've probably only ever read a handful of the same books, so if we both loved this, I think that says a lot. There are a lot of entry points for interest in this book.... love of 80s nostalgia, pop culture, affin
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I really liked the idea of this book. I can describe this book to others in a way that will make them want to read it. The concept of a future that stinks, a future in which hiding in an online reality is preferable to living in the real world....doesn't seem that far off. (As if Second Life had really taken off, and taken over.) Getting behind a character who is smart and bullied, where the nerds have a real chance of winning over evil? Absolutely.
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If we could give it half-stars I'd go with 3 1/2. I loved and hated all the pop culture references because some of them were just paragraphs of info dumps and some of the writing was clumsy. But it was a fun read for sure.
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Actually listened to the audiobook read by Wil Wheaton and I think that really added to the experience. Great book.
This was a clever idea, but it really relied A LOT on the reader having as much fondness for 80s pop culture as the author. The second half picked up, but really didn't make up for the abundance of references in the beginning that went nowhere.
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Not incredibly well-written, but a fun read.
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