tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post7883127730876627457..comments2024-03-20T05:16:35.444-06:00Comments on No More Grumpy Bookseller: Ready Player One by Ernest ClineBecky LeJeunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-24312547002280215692012-06-19T03:16:57.896-06:002012-06-19T03:16:57.896-06:00Ready 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.Canadahttp://process4reality.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-90282365939303882702012-05-31T15:01:43.268-06:002012-05-31T15:01:43.268-06:00Emily - It's super fun. I was just thinking I ...Emily - It's super fun. I was just thinking I need to pull it out for my husband to read. <br /><br />Melissa - I love this list of songs! I joked that I needed to make a playlist for while I was reading and the publishing folks saw it and sent me this list :)Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-28628947977978674632012-05-31T14:28:13.461-06:002012-05-31T14:28:13.461-06:00That is a great list of songs to accompany Wade...That is a great list of songs to accompany Wade's quest. Thanks for sharing! :)Melissa Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761668159421575198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-65768345917528100132012-05-31T06:34:27.623-06:002012-05-31T06:34:27.623-06:00I have friends, coworkers, and countrymen who LOVE...I have friends, coworkers, and countrymen who LOVE this book. Now that it's out in pb, I may try to buy myself a copy.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com