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EDIT 9/12/18: I totally forgot to add my thoughts on the movie when I first saw it. So here's some thoughts now; it enraged me. Like if you think of the book and movie as two separate things, I can deal. The movie isn't so bad then. But when you think about them together it. just. pisses. me. off.
They changed the entire fucking plot like what the heck??? All the challenges Wade went through were changed and honestly, I much preferred the book version. They were more inventive and creative and a ...more
They changed the entire fucking plot like what the heck??? All the challenges Wade went through were changed and honestly, I much preferred the book version. They were more inventive and creative and a ...more
Jun 01, 2016
Samantha (Nicky's Mom)
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I am NOT a gamer. I may have been slightly obsessed with the Sega Genesis version of Sonic and the Nintendo 64 version of Cruisin' USA, but that's about it. So, this book was relatively foreign to me.
Here's what I have to say (please excuse any misspelled proper nouns-I listened to the audio book):
The idea that the future mostly takes place in an online gaming world is severely depressing. In the beginning, I had a hard time distinguishing between whether Wade was in the Oasis or in the real wor ...more
Here's what I have to say (please excuse any misspelled proper nouns-I listened to the audio book):
The idea that the future mostly takes place in an online gaming world is severely depressing. In the beginning, I had a hard time distinguishing between whether Wade was in the Oasis or in the real wor ...more
Listened to Books on Tape audio edition narrated by Wil Wheaton.
I was thrilled that I convinced James to listen to an audio book on our trip to Kansas this past weekend and even more excited when I realized this would be the perfect choice since James grew up playing 80s and 90s video games. Since James doesn't usually do audio books, I was particularly sensitive to the fact that this one really took awhile to get going. The first two full discs (of thirteen) were setup before the action really ...more
I was thrilled that I convinced James to listen to an audio book on our trip to Kansas this past weekend and even more excited when I realized this would be the perfect choice since James grew up playing 80s and 90s video games. Since James doesn't usually do audio books, I was particularly sensitive to the fact that this one really took awhile to get going. The first two full discs (of thirteen) were setup before the action really ...more
I watched the movie first, which then made me want to read the book.
For everyone that always says "The book was better" or "The Movie was better" those arguments are completely invalid for me with this title, because BOTH were amazing in their own ways.
The book has a lot of the older games, because of the time frame and age of the author, me growing up with older siblings and at the big rise of videogaming in the 90's I recognized a lot of the pop culture within the book. What the movie tried ...more
For everyone that always says "The book was better" or "The Movie was better" those arguments are completely invalid for me with this title, because BOTH were amazing in their own ways.
The book has a lot of the older games, because of the time frame and age of the author, me growing up with older siblings and at the big rise of videogaming in the 90's I recognized a lot of the pop culture within the book. What the movie tried ...more
Wil Wheaton is an excellent narrator.
Feb 09, 2021
Patty
marked it as to-read
May 15, 2021
D.
marked it as to-read
