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Ready Player One. It wasn't the best book I've ever read but I enjoyed it.
My take on that was it made pedantry about nostalgia into a superpower and I knew too many people that act like it's that way IRL to like the characters.
I loved the book and the movie. It's one of the few times I was glad the movie changed a lot from the book. It wouldn't have translated well and they were aware of that. They both stand well on their own. I'm looking forward to part 2.
The book wasn't horrible. It was cliche, although that was sortof the point. I think there's a reason people had issues with representation or something in it too, but I don't remember. It's been a while. The movie was aweful.
Yeah, that was the movie trying to sell that Olivia Cooke was not attractive because she has a small birthmark in one eye.
Idiots.
Same. It's clearly by an inexperienced author but the story and moment-to-moment storytelling was neat.
Even the movie was great IMO, clever way of modernizing the components of the novel for the audience the movie was intended for.
The novel is already fairly modern, and they just totally reworked the story in ways it didn't need to be while also making the protagonists get into trouble by doing stupid shit instead of making the villains more intelligent or one step ahead, so that's always a net loss for me.
If you haven't already go get Reamde by Neil Stephenson. Slightly similar but less campy vibe - also enjoyed.
Ready Player One is, without a doubt my favourite book of all time.
Ready Player Two, however...
Didnโt like the movie but I actually enjoyed the book and all the 80-90โs references in it.
I enjoyed the references, but there was virtually nothing besides them.
It was a hollow book.