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August 15, 2015 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

I knew that I had missed something important when I saw the number of my friends on Goodreads who had read this book and loved it, and then was chastised by someone for not having read it yet once I had put it on my “to read” shelf.  All right already! 🙂 It was the next book I picked up, and everyone was right: it was fantastic! I finished this book weeks ago, and I am a big jet lagged so this will be brief. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Ernest Cline, Post Apocalyptic, Ready Player One, Teenagers, video games

cheerbrarian's CBR7 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Ernest Cline, Post Apocalyptic, Ready Player One, Teenagers, video games ·
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Yes, it’s not Ready Player One. Let’s all move on.

August 2, 2015 by narfna 6 Comments

Okay, let’s get this out of the way: If you’re looking to recreate the singular reading experience you had with Ready Player One, to recapture that same magical feeling of wonder and awesomeness, you’re going to be disappointed with this book. Just, straight up. Armada is not RPO. They have similarities, but there also a lot of differences, and those differences are going to cause a lot of people not to like this one very much. Them’s just the facts. RPO, as far as I’m concerned, […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: armada, Ernest Cline, homage, narfna, nerd lit, nostalgia, sci-fi, video games

narfna's CBR7 Review No:109 · Genres: Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: armada, Ernest Cline, homage, narfna, nerd lit, nostalgia, sci-fi, video games ·
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I came for the dystopia, but stayed for the Ultraman references.

June 6, 2015 by ingres77 5 Comments

I am not, generally, a fast reader. These days, it’s a rare thing for me to devour a book over a weekend. Ready Player One started as a much-needed reprieve from presidential biographies (I’ve gotten bogged down in an FDR biography), and ended up a marathon session that left me both highly entertained and saddened by its inevitable end. For the few who haven’t yet read Ready Player One, it is (to put it simply) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but with 80s pop culture […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: dystopia, science fiction, video games

ingres77's CBR7 Review No:7 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: dystopia, science fiction, video games ·
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Is it wrong to dream for a dystopia?

April 7, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

I just found out that Wil Wheaton did the audio version of this book (which I will be getting shortly).  That in itself should tell you how awesome it is, but you could still read my review if you want.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 80's pop culture, Dystopian, Ernest Cline, fantasy, Fiction, Ready Player One, Robyn Robotron, rpgs, sci-fi, video games

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 80's pop culture, Dystopian, Ernest Cline, fantasy, Fiction, Ready Player One, Robyn Robotron, rpgs, sci-fi, video games ·
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