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Ready Player One [Mar 1, 2018]
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I'm in! The official trailer of the movie was very interesting.
I'll also try to fit this in.
Definitely planning to join this one.
I've promised myself to stop planning buddy reads, because I have so much to read. Mission failed, off course ;)
I enjoyed this one despite only knowing a quarter of the references (thanks to avgn) it is still an enjoyable read and hope you guys like it Also can't wait for the film it's obvious they changed a few things but I'm still interested
Saar wrote: "I've promised myself to stop planning buddy reads, because I have so much to read. Mission failed, off course ;)"Tell me about it!! Lol ;-)
If I can make room in my schedule, I'm in.
Ah, I just finished this like 5 days ago, if not I would have joined!
This has been on my tbr shelf for way too long! Hopefully a buddy read and the new movie release will motivate me! So I am in
Just put a hold on the audio, which has a pretty long waitlist. Hopefully I have it by March!
Ahdam wrote: "I enjoyed this one despite only knowing a quarter of the references (thanks to avgn) it is still an enjoyable read and hope you guys like it Also can't wait for the film it's obvious they changed..."
Oh Ahdam, sometimes I forget how young you actually are since we get along so well... But you make me feel like an old man with statements like this one!! lol
To everyone else: I hope you love this read as much as I did. For me it was pure nostalgia! I was raised with a majority of the reference in the book which made this an instant 5 star read for me!
Chris wrote: "Ahdam wrote: "I enjoyed this one despite only knowing a quarter of the references (thanks to avgn) it is still an enjoyable read and hope you guys like it Also can't wait for the film it's obviou..."
I know what you mean Chris when I was reading this book I always though to myself "This will probably be a walk down memoy lane for Dad" since I remember watching wreck it ralph and while I was scratching my head with some references he was smiling like a little kid.
I'm interested to see what I think of all the pop culture and such everyone talks about in this one. I was born in 91 and have a bunch of older siblings, so it will be interesting to see how much of it I am familiar with.
As a nerdy kid growing up in the 80s I can recoqnize most of the references. Some of the computer games are before my time. Did anyone here play on a TRS-80?Interesting build up so far. 16% in.
Well, I'm done. I can say a lot of good things about it and a few that annoyed me. Overall, I enjoyed it.
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Interesting build up so far. 16% in."
I did but it wasn't my gaming option of choice.
Lundos wrote: "Well, I'm done. I can say a lot of good things about it and a few that annoyed me. Overall, I enjoyed it."
I'm not a big fan of relying on pop culture references ad nauseum but I also enjoyed this one. It was predictable yet fun.
I've been meaning to read this, I'll do it!
I started this yesterday. Only 10% in but enjoying it so far. Not recognising many of the 80's references yet though
I've just listened to a little bit. It's interesting enough so far. Only around chapter 2.
I started this morning. I really liked the set up but I'm about 15% in and it's slowed down a bit. Now it's just info dumpy and nothing's really happening. The nostalgia factor is already wearing off for me.
Yeah, it is a bit info dumpy. I think everything could have been worked in a bit more smoothly.
C.P. wrote: "Yeah, it is a bit info dumpy. I think everything could have been worked in a bit more smoothly."I think the author was just really excited to throw in ALL of his 80s knowledge. We really didn't need ALL of it.
Yes, that's probably true. You can get to caught up in what you want that you overlook what is actually needed.
I dunno if I’m in the minority’s, but I thought this book is overhyped. Yeah the 80s references and the games are pretty cool. But, the plot itself is standard meh. The thing that really bothered me was (view spoiler)Btw, I think this might be one of those rare cases where the movie might be better than the book. I thought the premise lends itself better to it being made as a movie or tv series.
Barry wrote: "I dunno if I’m in the minority’s, but I thought this book is overhyped. Yeah the 80s references and the games are pretty cool. But, the plot itself is standard meh. The thing that really bothered m..."I read this last year and I thought the same thing about it being over-hyped, the plot itself, and what you put in your spoiler. The constant 80s name dropping of all things 80s got annoying to me as well.
Just started reading it. Afraid to see the trailer yet though so i can imagine for myself what it all looks like:)
So good so far but the references are a bit much
I've made it through the prologue, and I'm already conflicted about how I feel about it. Still, I'm pushing forward, I'd actually like to read it before seeing the movie. Onward!
I've never been much of a gamer of any kind, but something about it really appeals to me in sci-fi. So parts of this I'm really liking. I'm somewhere in chapter 11 now.
I decided to drop this one. Shade chocolade. Next time.
Mayim wrote: "I decided to drop this one. Shade chocolade. Next time."I think we have very similar tastes. I'm almost done with this one but I've had many issues with it so far and I find it really really over hyped.
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Iain wrote: "I'll be starting later today... can't be worse than Stone of Tears... right?"Hold that thought...
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Hold that thought..."
I dunno if it's Wil Wheaton's characterizations taking it to the next level, but this audiobook is almost painful to listen to... the level of immersion in 80's culture... and presumably lingo (I'm not sure if this lingo is specifically 80s, but it's dated)
There’s some overblown monologue at first but if you love the 80s you love this book.I loved it: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Scott wrote: "I'm not a big fan of relying on pop culture references ad nauseum but I also enjoyed this one. It was predictable yet fun."I completely agree. Better than expected but then again expectations wasn't that high. I don't tend to like teen main characters that act more mature than most 30+ year old. At least this kid was a kid for most of the book.
The second he said he loved Lady Hawk I knew we were friends.
Lena wrote: "The second he said he loved Lady Hawk I knew we were friends."Haha. He was also spot on with the misplaced music in the movie. ;)
I forgot that part. I love that movie so much and my entire life it felt no one else had even seen it! Then Wade and company discuss its awesomeness. It was a moment.
I'm sure many people in this group have seen it. It's a classic for a reason. In total most of the references are the biggest/most famous movies/music/computer games, though, some of it are so old most people probably forgot about it.
There's just one reference I cannot fit in: Firefly. I mean, I love the series, but it's not really late 70s or 80s.
(Any expectations for the movie?)
I'm enjoying the plot of book a lot but the references are all completely over my head. I was born in '89 so I was expectation to at least be familiar enough with a few of the references but I'm about 30% in and so far , nothing!!
That it couldn’t possibly live up to my imagination, that it’s a real disappointment they left out the wine stain birthmark, but that with action and a great 80s soundtrack I’ll enjoy it. Example, I LOVED Atomic Blonde.
