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Generation X Geeks Apply Here

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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I was born in March of 1979, so I consider myself (whether correctly or not) some of the youngest Gen-Xers and generally a child of the 80s and 90s. The 90s were where my tastes in music were more formulated, but the 80s was my childhood. Though I generally avoid fantasy gaming, rpg’s, etc., I knew I would find something appealing in Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. And, to be honest, though it’s been sitting on my kindle for over two years now, I wanted to read it before I saw the movie.  I enjoyed Ready Player One for the […]

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4/24/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:16 |

Game Over

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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Sigh… this book. After having finished Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, I finally understand why it’s so divisive. I believe that if you are a white, male with nerdy inclinations who came of age in the 1980’s, you’d love this book. Since I am pretty much none of those things (with the exception of having lived through some of the 80’s), this book is not that relatable to me (and my disinterest doesn’t even account for its thematic troubles). Ready Player One begins with its adolescent protagonist, Wade Watts, detailing his history in first person narrative. Similar to other chosen-one archetypes, […]

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4/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:3 |

Figured I’d better read this now in case Hollywood screws it up

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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Yeah, I’m late to the party on this one. Actually, I’m usually late to the party–one of these days I’m gonna show up before the party starts and pass out from tequila before you all even walk through the door and you’re gonna be shocked. (Just kidding, I hate tequila.) Anyway, I’ve been curious about this book since I first started hearing about it on CBR, and now with the imminent release of the major motion picture, I decided I’d better jump on it in case Hollywood, you know, pulls a Hollywood. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the […]

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2/18/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:5 |

Comfort re-read #1.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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Comfort re-read this over the weekend when The Dark Tower was kicking my ass. It did its job admirably. Well, actually, I will confess that the bleak atmosphere of Cline’s 2045 wasn’t as comforting as it usually is because all the bleakness and decay felt a lot less imaginary and removed than it has in the past. But the gamified storyline and the sheer pleasure of solving puzzles and having adventures and beating the corrupt bad guy in order to win the day was still really fucking appealing. And go ahead, call me naïve, but I really appreciate the underlying message here […]

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12/28/2017 's CBR9 Review No:107 |

Hooray for the CBR9 Book Exchange

March Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

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Thank you, CoffeeShopReader! I’ve been meaning to read March ever since I saw John Lewis speak at LA Review of Books in the spring. And I will be able to get all the NightVale references once I read that one. I love tea too and excited to try them all. 🙂

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12/21/2017 's CBR9 Review No:0 |

What is it that you seek?

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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I totally get it. There has been a lot of hype surrounding Ready Player One, and now that I’ve devoured it, I am here to validate the crap out of that hype. I have so many questions about this book. It checks a lot of boxes for popular YAish fiction: not-very-far-in-the-future dystopia, evil corporation as bad guy, poor underdog from the slums as hero, lots of CGI opportunity in the event of an inevitable film adaptation, action, adventure, adolescent love, pack of unlikely friends surprised to find themselves in alliance. It’s very true-to-form, somehow playing out as much like current […]

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12/10/2017 's CBR9 Review No:46 |

Is this as good as The Martian?

Artemis by Andy Weir

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I read Ready Player One in pretty close proximity to The Martian (read before I joined CBR), and they were two of the more entertaining reads of the last few years. When Ernest Cline published Armada, I was out of my mind with anticipation. While I didn’t expect it to be another Ready Player One, I did get my hopes up. And, like a lot of people, was let down. So, since The Martian is so indelibly connected to Ready Player One, in my mind, I couldn’t help but worry that Andy Weir would also whiff on his follow up. […]

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11/19/2017 's CBR9 Review No:72 |

Into the OASIS

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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I actually first read this book, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, a couple of years ago. And, at that time, I only gave it four stars.  I thought it was good, and sometimes even great, but uneven. Although I was familiar with a lot of the RPG gaming references and 80s movie references, the arcade and video game references were, for the most part, completely over my head. And the references to Japanese cartoon and robots were on a different planet. So, I didn’t really enjoy the book as much as I could/should have the first time around. This […]

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9/25/2017 's CBR9 Review No:29 |


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