tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708095426575847662.post6299595083002392230..comments2023-06-06T04:52:25.208-04:00Comments on Escapism Through Books: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline ★★★Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04629414165497524335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708095426575847662.post-13889369776634878432012-06-08T22:36:33.254-04:002012-06-08T22:36:33.254-04:00Ready Player One is a geektastic novel that invoke...Ready Player One is a geektastic novel that invokes a nostalgic feeling for 80s geek culture. The 80s was, in many ways, the birthplace of the modern geek culture. Between video games, amazing geek-centric movies, the popularity and damning of role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons and the rise of progressive bands like Rush, much of what constitutes geek culture in the 2000s can trace its roots back to the 1980s. Author Ernest Cline obviously has a fondness for the time period and knows his stuff as he fills Ready Player One to the brim with pop cultural nods and firmly ties the 80s the entire plot of the novel.Francehttp://somuch2thank4.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708095426575847662.post-4041851099453577712012-04-27T15:13:40.914-04:002012-04-27T15:13:40.914-04:00I've heard some really mixed reviews of this b...I've heard some really mixed reviews of this book -- many of them saying that if you're not a gamer than you won't appreciate the book at all. I'm still on the fence about purchasing it even though your review was very helpful :) I'm going to check out another review that is being aired tomorrow on this AM radio show I like to follow called The Book Report. I found it by accident when I was visiting Boston last year on one of their local stations and I was so happy when I got back to Atlanta and found that The Book Report has a great website -- it lists all the cities that carry the show as well as the upcoming scheludes. I noticed 'Player' was up for this week so I'm making an effort to tune in.Evanoreply@blogger.com