barney_rebel Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9969571-ready-player-one Anyone read this? A number of my Rush friends recommended it. I just started it. So far amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Girl Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) I read it when it first came out, coincidentally I'm currently 2/3rds into reading it a second time. So good! :clap: Edited March 6, 2013 by Alien Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 This is a great book I would have loved it even without all the fun Rush references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Wow I cannot put this book down. I just can't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Finished. I could re-read this book again tomorrow if I wanted to. One of the best, if not the best book I have ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Looks like I've found myself a new book to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Girl Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 The thing that spoke to me about this book, was that it took so many things I was obsessed with as a kid...Rush, Blade Runner, Max Headroom etc. and validated those obsessions. Made me realize I wasn't the only one who obsessed about things like that. Good lord I loved Max Headroom!...the character and the show. No one else I knew cared a whip for it. I didn't play video games to much extent (other than the odd friend's console or arcade) but that was mostly resulting from being kind of poor and not having my own system, not from want of trying. I do remember playing the text based game 'Adventure' in jr. high w/ my best friend on her brother's computer. And earlier than that my neighbor's Atari when I was 7. The first time I got to play a game from start to finish was my ex-brother-in-law's Nintendo and classic Mario. My thumbs have never been more sore. ;) When I finally got my own system it was the original playstation and I loved it. So perhaps I didn't grow up obsessed but I always had it in me. :banana: I learned origami because of Blade Runner...wanted to leave little origami animals around for people to find just like Gaff. Which really sounds nerdy, but oh well. Never mastered anything but a dragonfly though (that unicorn is hard!) . I loved that movie...we had just a small one room library nearest to where I lived and a very small collection of VHS movies to chose from. Inevitably I'd chose BR if my mom let me chose something...along w/ an exasperated "Again?!" from her. Yeah, again. I may have been the only one at that library checking out that movie since the card was pretty much solidly filled in w/ my name.Monty Python, check...yup, my sister and I loved it, quoted from it.And Rush...always Rush...since I was 10. The 80s...musically, pop-culturally....*sigh* I think everyone loves the decade they came 'of age' in, despite its shortcomings.I loved this book...like coming home again. Nostalgia at it's finest. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 You know, I didn't know about the Rush references until someone GM mentioned it in this thread. Even if there weren't any, I would have loved the book just the same. I could re-read this book again right now if I wanted to. It is THAT good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Finished this a couple of weeks ago and loved it, Rush, '80's culture and Monty Python- how can I not like it. :laughing guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 I read a couple books since which are similar. Nothing tops RPO, but these are worthy: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16301231-upload http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15790854-you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 book mention http://geekdad.com/2013/06/wargames-still-a-classic-at-30/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I am 2/3 through the book now and i love it. I got it as a Christmas present from someone who saw my classic video game room with the walls adorned with Rush posters. I guess it wasn't hard for her to know I'd love he book, but I feel stupid for not havin read it earlier. I just got to the big Rush part as I was getting ready to go to work today and had to sneak out to lunch so I could read it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Finished it last night and it was even better than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Finished it last night and it was even better than I expected. Can't wait for the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Finished it last night and it was even better than I expected. Can't wait for the movie I'll settle for Ender's Game until then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Finished it last night and it was even better than I expected. Can't wait for the movie I'll settle for Ender's Game until then! Still need to read that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Finished it last night and it was even better than I expected. Can't wait for the movie I'll settle for Ender's Game until then! Still need to read that one I reread it a couple of years ago and it's still awesome. Read the book before you see the movie. The movie will ruin the book for you. And avoid spoilers at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 ****SPOILERS***** Is anyone else disturbed by the tax consequences of Wade's decision to split the prize money with the other 3? If tax laws work then like now, he'll lose half the fortune when he "inherits" it. Then, when he gives 75% to the others, they'll lose half of that! Only 5/16 of the original estate will go to the players. Damn future tax laws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Finished it last night and it was even better than I expected. Can't wait for the movie I'll settle for Ender's Game until then! Still need to read that one I reread it a couple of years ago and it's still awesome. Read the book before you see the movie. The movie will ruin the book for you. And avoid spoilers at all costs. Yah thanks. I saw they whole series is at my library. Probably won't start the book until august. Darn next 20 books are spoken for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 http://www.ernestcline.com/blog/images/RPO_lineup.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 ****SPOILERS***** Is anyone else disturbed by the tax consequences of Wade's decision to split the prize money with the other 3? If tax laws work then like now, he'll lose half the fortune when he "inherits" it. Then, when he gives 75% to the others, they'll lose half of that! Only 5/16 of the original estate will go to the players. Damn future tax laws! I guess it's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I just finished the part where Wade got arrested by IOI. I've got to invest an hour or so into finishing this book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jruiz2112 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 damn, i gotta check this book out!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jruiz2112 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 just loaded it up on my kinle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 just loaded it up on my kinle!Enjoy, this is one of the best books I've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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