And it is gorgeous. The Stacks become the focus of the new cover, done so beautifully that Cline states, "I think I need a print of that illustration for my office."
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Ready Player One Prepares for Paperback!
Ready Player One gets a very professionally rendered cover for the paperback release!
And it is gorgeous. The Stacks become the focus of the new cover, done so beautifully that Cline states, "I think I need a print of that illustration for my office."
And it is gorgeous. The Stacks become the focus of the new cover, done so beautifully that Cline states, "I think I need a print of that illustration for my office."
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Ready Player One (Pre-Review)
My husband and I had a few gift cards to Borders still lying around and with the closing of the store, we went online to redeem them before the site shut down, too. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline was the first snag. We had heard interviews and book praises on a few podcasts and we knew it would be one we couldn't pass up.
I started reading it last night. I am currently somewhere inside Level 0002, which is either Chapter 2 or Chapter 3, depending on your preference of the count (do you consider Level 0000 a chapter, Mr. Cline?). I love it. I know the book hasn't gotten into the meat of the story, but I still love it. Mr. Cline creates a world to which we can all relate, geeks, gamers, 'normals', everyone.
I won't say much more than this: The podcasts and interviews did not push this book's greatness enough. I am not finished with it yet, but I am still recommending it to everyone. Go, buy it now, and read along with me.
I started reading it last night. I am currently somewhere inside Level 0002, which is either Chapter 2 or Chapter 3, depending on your preference of the count (do you consider Level 0000 a chapter, Mr. Cline?). I love it. I know the book hasn't gotten into the meat of the story, but I still love it. Mr. Cline creates a world to which we can all relate, geeks, gamers, 'normals', everyone.
I won't say much more than this: The podcasts and interviews did not push this book's greatness enough. I am not finished with it yet, but I am still recommending it to everyone. Go, buy it now, and read along with me.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Dresden Files: Ghost Story *SPOILERS*
I finished Ghost Story, the latest installment of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, Wednesday night. While it took me a while to get to it and crack it open, it only took four days of on-and-off reading between work and school to finish it. It even had me so engrossed that I got very little sleep the closer I got to the end - I turned the final page well after midnight that last night!
Before I delve into my thoughts and what I took away from the book, let me warn you now:
There be spoilers ahead!
And by spoilers, I mean nearly the entire damn book.
A quick aside: the following is a combination of my process of thoughts as I read and a review of the book. Any English instructor I have ever had would, and probably should, cringe and cry at the "review" presented.
Before I delve into my thoughts and what I took away from the book, let me warn you now:
And by spoilers, I mean nearly the entire damn book.
A quick aside: the following is a combination of my process of thoughts as I read and a review of the book. Any English instructor I have ever had would, and probably should, cringe and cry at the "review" presented.
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