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originally posted in:Dem Old Guys
8/8/2015 1:25:59 AM
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Reading Recommendation 8/7/2015
Since I need an outlet of like-minded nerds and you old guys are the best I'm going to get, I've decided I'm going to see if anyone wants to talk about the books we have read when we are not busy dying on the VoG jump puzzle.
This weeks book club recommendation is Ready Player One (RP1).
I have mentioned it to a few of you online, but want to see if anyone has read it or get your feedback, or just geek out about it.
The bottom line up front: If you are a child of the 80's and enjoyed everything from D&D to Blade Runner, you will enjoy this book.
I first read RP1 about a year ago and have listened to it on Audible many times since. I tend to have to listen to books to fall asleep since my time in Iraq. Ernst Cline (author) has since written another book titled Armada that I just finished today. It was a solid book, but I don't think it holds a candle to RPO. In fact, Stephen Spielberg recently accounted that he is going to be making and directing an RP1 movie.
The YouTube link is just the prelude chapter, but the whole thing is available on YouTube if you don't feel like buying it or getting it in Audio form like I did.
Anyway, listen to the link I shared and let me know what you think.
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2 RepliesAll I can say is READ IT!, if you haven't already. I'm a product of 1985 so anything to do with 80's tunes, movies, games is cool with me. 5/5 stars and is now one of my top 3 all time reads. Thanks G for the recommendation. I will look forward to reading more from Cline.
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Just finished the wool series recomended by rezin, have really enjoyed it , big fan of hard sci fi myself, peter f hamilton, alsstair renyolds, wiil definitely try your suggestions always on the look out for something new, and word of mouth is better than reviews i think
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Only read High Times.... or Skunk magazine's......
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Haven't read it yet
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Edited by malbyc: 8/10/2015 2:21:09 PMI'm a fan of Terry Brooks and collect the first edition signed copies of his works from "The Signed Page " online as and when they come out . Started reading them as a kid . Will have a listen to the link cheers
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Edited by Rezin Iscariot: 8/10/2015 11:52:02 AMMy favorite rads from the last few years are try he Wool Saga by Hugh Howey. Great post-apocalyptic stuff. 3 books, Wool, Shift and Dust. For fans of space battles, I've enjoyed 13 books of the Frontiers Saga by Ryk Brown. Very imaginative. First book is Aurora CV1. He says 15 books per story arc. I'm waiting on number 14 now.
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Ok so I just ordered a copy of this book (im a fan of real books) and I should get it by midweek and will have a few chapters read by Friday night. I will let you know what I think. It sounds interesting enough to read. I have a great recommendation for the your next book if you haven't read it tho im sure you have. Homeland by R.A. Salvatore. <-- This guy is a D&D guy.
