Flooded with 80's pop-culture references, movie plots, music lyrics, fantasy and science fiction worlds, and every other geeky thing you can imagine, Ready Player One will speak to the nerd in everyone.
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Jenn N: I loved this book for several reasons. The first being that I really loved Wade. He was adorably geeky, but he used his awkwardness to his advantage by fighting to find the keys/treasure. I also loved all the references to 80's pop-culture, especially the music. I can't help but love a novel that name checks Duran Duran and Oingo Boingo while giving a nod to Lloyd Dobler and Alex P. Keaton. This book has it all: adventure, nostalgia, and a touch of romance.
Jess B: This book speaks to everyone's inner nerd. Wade's perseverance and taking what little he has and making it into so much more is inspiring. I can't seem to stop reading this book. I find myself turning back to it over and over again to find all those little Easter eggs that I have missed each time before. I found myself squealing with each video game reference which brought me back to my childhood in front of my television spending countless hours with my NES controller. (side note: I don't know if you guys were aware of this. Buuuuuuuut the author actually put an Easter Egg in the book itself. It was a website that lead to its own gates. If you made it past the same tests that Wade went through first ... you got a Delorean... AMAZING!!!!)
Rachelyons: This was my favorite book of 2012! The Beard read it before me and it was all he could talk about. I was instantly hooked because I'm a sucker for any story set in a post-apocalyptic world. Combine that with the 80's pop culture and it was like this book was made for me. The world was vivid and unique and I loved the concept. Like Jess B I also loved Wade's perseverance and ingenuity. I recommend this book to everyone and I will definitely read it again!
What we thought (no major spoilers, but we do talk about it as people who have read it :)
Jenn N: I loved this book for several reasons. The first being that I really loved Wade. He was adorably geeky, but he used his awkwardness to his advantage by fighting to find the keys/treasure. I also loved all the references to 80's pop-culture, especially the music. I can't help but love a novel that name checks Duran Duran and Oingo Boingo while giving a nod to Lloyd Dobler and Alex P. Keaton. This book has it all: adventure, nostalgia, and a touch of romance.
Jess B: This book speaks to everyone's inner nerd. Wade's perseverance and taking what little he has and making it into so much more is inspiring. I can't seem to stop reading this book. I find myself turning back to it over and over again to find all those little Easter eggs that I have missed each time before. I found myself squealing with each video game reference which brought me back to my childhood in front of my television spending countless hours with my NES controller. (side note: I don't know if you guys were aware of this. Buuuuuuuut the author actually put an Easter Egg in the book itself. It was a website that lead to its own gates. If you made it past the same tests that Wade went through first ... you got a Delorean... AMAZING!!!!)
Rachelyons: This was my favorite book of 2012! The Beard read it before me and it was all he could talk about. I was instantly hooked because I'm a sucker for any story set in a post-apocalyptic world. Combine that with the 80's pop culture and it was like this book was made for me. The world was vivid and unique and I loved the concept. Like Jess B I also loved Wade's perseverance and ingenuity. I recommend this book to everyone and I will definitely read it again!
Rebecca T: Like Jess B, I agree that this speaks to the reader's inner nerd. I really appreciated the way the author incorporated so many different aspects. So if you don't really know video games, there are music or movie or sci-fi or anime references. I geeked out over Wade and Aech's Ladyhawke argument and I think I about died when Wade took over the Firefly class ship. I found it a bit of a slow starter, but once it got into the actual quest part of the novel I was completely hooked. I loved the High Five and the mix of personalities. Wade is a main character who is flawed, but who you root for wholeheartedly.
Next month we're moving back to our YA roots, but taking a twist away from dystopian with a contemporary novel by Janet Gurtler: I'm Not Her. Rebecca T got to meet Janet at a book signing this year and recommended her newest book. Hope you'll join us!
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