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January 2015 Challenge
Neat! I was juuuust thinking about this.
I think I'm going to try ready player one - so excited, it's not something I would ever normally choose myself so I'm looking forward to giving it a try :-)
Fay wrote: "I think I'm going to try ready player one - so excited, it's not something I would ever normally choose myself so I'm looking forward to giving it a try :-)"I REALLY enjoyed Ready Player One! I highly suggest the audiobook, Will Wheaton narrates it and he's pretty awesome at his job!
I was actually going to ask about this- we read Ready Player One back in September, but if a member hasn't read it yet for our regular books, can they use it for the challenge, Michelle? Also, since In Real Life is a book club pick of the month, it won't count towards the challenge, but Also, here's a list of books I've found that are video game related!
-Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
-Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America
-Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
-Level Up
-The Guild
You can also read any of the novels that are based off of video games- Bioshock, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Halo, etc. I hope this helps! And if you want to take this past books for a fun add on, I've heard the documentary Indie Game(on Netflix) is really good. It basically addresses how video games are made, the indie game network, etc.
Sooo maybe it's time for me to read Scott Pilgrim... At last...
I'm going for 'jPod' by Coupland, which has mixed reviews. I vaguely remember liking the TV series based off it, though.
This sounds like a wonderful excuse to finally read Ready Player One!
Since I already joined the cult of Wade, I will be going for The Guild, because I seriously love Felicia Day. Woot!
Sarah wrote: "Since I already joined the cult of Wade, I will be going for The Guild, because I seriously love Felicia Day. Woot!"I'm considering reading that, too! I'll probably read Ready Player One, but I think I'll definitely be checking out the graphic novels, too. I still need to finish The Guild!
OMG!! FINISH IT!!! I can still remember the days of binge watching The Guild at our friend's apartment and then playing epic sessions of Pandemic. Good times.
Drat! I just read 4 books on retro video games. Off the back of that I can recommend Jordan Mechner's diaries of the making of Karateka and Prince of Persia.
If PC Games count, some of you might like Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. I read it last year and it's pretty fantastic.I have not entered the world of The Guild and think that it needs to happen. Still haven't read Ready Player One either though... #choices
Yay! I want to be far more active in this group. I miss having a reading group. I'm picking Ready Player One. I got the audio version so that Wil Wheaton can read it to me. :)
Ok, I'm going to put my geeky heel down and say IF YOU HAVEN'T READ 
YOU NEED TO DO IT NO CHOICES! READ THE BOOK!Then if you want to read others, do that, but YOU HAVE TO READ
! IT IS GEEKY REQUIRED READING! ;-)
I'm currently on a Dragon Age kick before playing Inquisition and am reading Asunder. But I've already read it once before so I'll use the next book Masked Empire towards this challenge.Yay!!
Oh, yeah. Ready Player One is brilliant. A book I stumbled upon myself and seriously loved it.
I LOVE Ready Player One! I wish I hadn't read it just so I could read it again. Heck, I'm going to read it again anyway. I'll just read another for the challenge... XD I realized I'm actually reading Revan right now. I didn't realize that was a video game-based book.
Anyway, which sounds better to you? Reamde or The Eye of Minds? If you've read them, please let me know if they're worth buying! :D
Katie wrote: "I LOVE Ready Player One! I wish I hadn't read it just so I could read it again. Heck, I'm going to read it again anyway. I'll just read another for the challenge... XD I realized I'm actually r..."
I just started reading The Eye of Minds and I'm hooked so far!!
Katie wrote: "I LOVE Ready Player One! I wish I hadn't read it just so I could read it again. Heck, I'm going to read it again anyway. I'll just read another for the challenge... XD I realized I'm actually r..."
HA HA!! I was thinking of re-reading Ready Play One as well!!
Awesome, My kids bought me Hyrule Historia two years ago for Christmas and I haven't even cracked it yet. :)
Desiree wrote: "So I ended up reading the english fans translation of this...
Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no ToraifoosuIt's Legend..."
YAY Congrats!! Message me and I'll get you an achievement as I get one!
Desiree wrote: "So I ended up reading the english fans translation of this...Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no ToraifoosuIt's Legend..."
Congrats, Desiree! You're on top of things! :D
When Michelle posted the theme for this challenge I totally panicked before I saw her link for suggestions. I didn't even realise that this was a genre. It's really interesting to see all the different books that you guys already read from this genre. I'm not sure that it's a topic I will stick with but I'm glad that the challenge has broadened my horizons and like I said it's really interesting me to see what others are reading.
Fay wrote: "When Michelle posted the theme for this challenge I totally panicked before I saw her link for suggestions. I didn't even realise that this was a genre. It's really interesting to see all the diffe..."That's totally why I love this group so much. I pick up books I know I'd never even look at otherwise, and I end up loving them. Teaches me not to judge a book by its cover. ;D
I agree that anyone who has NOT read Ready Player One MUST do so! It is such a good book and the audiobook is very well narrated. That being said, I love this theme, as I need to do "research" for the novel I'm currently revising, which is video game themed. :3
Awesome! I was just recommended Off to Be the Wizard, so that'll be my pick. And I will add to the praise for Ready Player One! It's one of my all-time favorite books.
I've just finished reading Dragon Age The Masked Empire for this challenge as I'm in a bit of a Dragon Age hype. I so want to play Inquisition... now.I'd definitely recommend these books to anyone who has played the games.
@jennifer - well done you. Much praise and accolades for being first past the post :-)
@Fay Thanks! :DI'm usually lagging behind but I whizzed through it this time. Maybe because I was reading it anyway and I have to read all of the series now so I want to start playing Inquisition soon. One book left then I'm allowed to buy the game! Weeee!
Ooh I do not know if there is any about for me to read; I am going to check out Bookcrossing and have a mosey around the local libraries this weekend! I'll keep you all posted!
As I mentioned, I read jPod by Douglas Coupland for January's theme challenge. The video game tie-in is that the titular jPod refers to a group of game programmers. They are tasked with inserting a turtle character into a skateboard game, and later take it upon themselves to sabotage the game with the insertion of a maniacal Ronald McDonald character. But then there's also ballroom dancing, casual murder, China, and a hugging machine. I liked the book, I found it a natural read, with good flow. Some clunky pop cultures references and I didn't really appreciate or need some of the unique stylization/organization of text. I read this book at work and the disenchanted characters seemed like friends to me, and I briefly embraced my neuroses.As I also mentioned jPod was a (Canadian) TV series as well. And it was pretty good, especially by Canadian TV standards.
How good is Ready Player One?!?!? I can't believe I'd never even heard of it before. Completely compulsive reading. But now the husband is home so I have to stop boooooooo
@cassie - he was in his Latin class having a pivotal moment and my husband walked in and was like "hay, hay, hay, I finished early isn't that great?!??" Erm no - go back to work, kids are home tomorrow and I can't wait until Monday!
Looks like I had the same idea as most people here. I am reading Ready Player One for this challenge, too.
I just finished Ready Player One for this challenge! I'm glad I read it, but I wasn't as excited about it as a lot of you seem to be...
Ready Player One - finished on Friday! I enjoyed it, and it will probably be one I re-read when nothing else seems to strike my fancy. I could get lost exploring the various worlds, though, and I want to know more about the "real world"!Edited to add: Here's a link to my review of the book - SPOILER FREE of course!!
http://www.thepeachmartini.com/?p=600
Hi Everyone! Please message me here on Goodreads when you are finished this challenge so I don't miss you when handing out the achievement! :)
I've started Ready Player One and i love it so far. I need more time to read it but work is getting in the way lol :-(
Finished it early this morning and loved it.I really am going to have to buy it for my collection.
Just finished Scott Pilgrim ! (Yeah that's a comic book, but I just finished a reaaaaally dense book so needed something light.)
I finished reading Ready Player One last night. I didn't mind it. It was an entertaining read.
Only 2 weeks left to finish this challenge!!! I'm so excited so many of you have finished it already!!
I decided to read Guy in Real Life. It was pretty good, had a WOW type game and D&D!
I'm going to read Scott Pilgrim for this.
I finished Ready Player One last night and I LOVED the book! I am so glad I finally read it.
I finished Off to Be the Wizard last night to complete this challenge! It was really cool - an awesome way to blend technology and magic.
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Each month we will have a new challenge for you based on the round theme for that month. So for example January's round theme is Retro Video Games. And your challenge is to read a book that has a video game theme.
Rules are:
-It has to be a new book for you, one you haven't read before
-It must be different than our other book picks, so it can't be the same main, comic book, manga or series we are reading that month
-You have to read it within that month to get the achievement. So no reading a video game themed book in February and expecting the January achievement.
-Check in with us once you've read your book, you can do that here, on twitter, the IGGPPC forums or our new Instagram page (which should be up soon!!) I love seeing covers so take a picture and share with us!
This is something that we just threw together so if you have any suggestions to make this challenge better please feel free to let me know! And of course its not something you have to do, but hopefully a fun way to challenge yourself to read harder!
Here is a list of some books to help you out!!
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/most...