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I can't believe how much fun this book was...
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I really wanted to like this. I really did. But I can only take so much bombardment of pop culture references before I just start skimming over it to get to the real story (see also: why I can't stand The Big Bang Theory).
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Not sure how I managed to finish it with my eyes rolled clear into the back of my head most of the time.
The narration was amateur (felt like a diary), the dialog was cliched (lots of smart-ass asides during moments of incredibly high stress), but the world-building was fantastic and by halfway through the book I had a hard time putting it down. Wish there wasn't quite so much exposition about the contest and studying - since the narrator says on page 1 that he was the first name on the scoreboard, we didn't need a quarter of the book dedicated to all the set-up to get there.
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A fun read
I would call this a four+. Knocking off a few points for a few too-long passages about nerd stuff that were detailed beyond my interest. But truly, a fantastic, engaging book. People kept describing it as an ode to 80's pop culture, but the comparison that would have gotten me to crack it open a little sooner would have been " a less-bleak Ender's Game."
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I don't remember the last book I had so much fun with! An amazing ride that I couldn't get off.
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A dystopian future; teenaged protagonists; an evil, monopolistic corporation; lives lived almost entirely in a a virtual world; an 80's obsessed genius; referances to John Hughes, Duran Duran, and Schoolhouse Rock; a great read
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Since I've seen none of the movies referenced in this book, the pop culture references weren't that interesting to me. Also the David/Goliath and "enjoy the world around you" underlying themes were very thinly veiled.
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4.5... I know the boring gamer stuff was important but ugh. Otherwise, I'm glad I stuck with it and finished it. I loved the story. I loved the characters. Can't wait for the movie.
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Really really good.
Mar 12, 2013
Lauren
marked it as will-return-to-this
May 28, 2013
Deanna
marked it as to-read
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Linda
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Dec 07, 2014
Monica St. Dennis
rated it
it was amazing
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Jennifer
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