by Ernest Cline
I was vaguely aware of this book when it came out, and bought a copy of it back when it was new but never read it. Since the book has been adapted for film, my son - who really isn't much of a reader - decided that he wanted to read it based upon the fact that he liked the trailer. I grabbed the aud...
She had raven hair, styled Joan-of-Arc short...Overall, she seemed to be going for a sort of mid-’80s post apocalyptic cyberpunk girl-next-door look. And it was working for me, in a big way. In a word: hot. This is light, easy, full of '80s nostalgia and fun. An eighteen year old kid living in rough...
I am a gamer girl and an eighties child. It was a pretty fun decade to spend most of my childhood in and my nostalgia for the video games and music and movies of yesteryear is pretty strong. When someone described this book to me as “eighties nostalgia porn” I was all, “I am SO THERE for that!” So c...
Please note that I gave this book 4.5 stars and rounded it up to 5 stars on Goodreads.I don't want to write a really long review since this book has been reviewed by so many people. I just have to say that as a child of the 90s, I really loved this nostalgic look back to all things 80s. Even though ...
I was surprised to discover that this book is partly apocalyptic! It's set in a dystopian world after bombs have fallen and overpopulation boomed. That warmed me to it a bit, but overall, my main complaint with the novel is that it really, really feels like a debut novel. The main character is a bit...
I decided to re-read this over the weekend and this was even more enjoyable than the first time I read this. If you have not yet read the totally entertaining story, you should make every effort to do so as soon as possible.5 Stars for a really great story.