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Re: Ready Player One- worse than you fear. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/29/2012, 7:47am PDT
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The bar was set pretty low on this one, and it still underwhelms. But, it's not literally poison. There's not a bear trap hidden between the pages.

What it claims to be: a story about a big treasure hunt in a future version of Second Life. All of the clues are subtle nods to 80s fads so get your nostalgia goggles on!

What it is: a long list of explanation of 80s things strung together on an implausible narrative. The story is not internally consistent, and while I think the author intended it to be a celebration of geekdom, it's actually a damning, depressing portrayal. If anyone else has read it and wants to yell about plot holes with me then please click the 'Reply' button.


Ha, yes. Everyone I work with has told me that I absolutely have to read it. It sickens me that that is who I have become to them. Anyway, a friend loaned me a copy. Here is the biggest problem I have with it -- remember all that time you spent in your youth with 50s nostalgia? Right, none at all, probably. There is absolutely no way teens everywhere are going to give a shit about the 1980s just because some guy made a puzzle.


ICJ
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Ready Player One- worse than you fear. by Last 10/29/2012, 7:14am PDT NEW
    Re: Ready Player One- worse than you fear. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/29/2012, 7:47am PDT NEW
        A chat transcript. (spoilers) by Last 10/29/2012, 9:29am PDT NEW
            OK if I make a front page article out of this? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/29/2012, 11:18am PDT NEW
                Ok NT by Last 10/29/2012, 1:33pm PDT NEW
    And the movie is going to be worse still NT by skip 10/02/2017, 7:52am PDT NEW
 
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