Hello /lit/, what do you guys think of Ernest Cline's work

>>8379894
sounds like you are a mong with the reading abilities of a fucking fart.
Go read something that don't come with a fucking toy.

>>8379904
get out of here pleb , bet you havn't even read it

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It's nerd power fantasies and 80s nostalgia references that appeal to people who vigorously read The Oatmeal and goes to "SCIENCE IS FUCKING AWESOME" facebook/tumblr/subreddits. You know, that guy on campus who has Scott Pilgrim t-shirts, a Adventure Time backpack and a unread copy of Infinite Jest.

RP1 is essentially a LJ/tumblr treatise about how Fandom Is The Most Important Thing In My Life Mom/Dad And You Just Don't Understand! Nobody does anything original, it's all just pop culture references.

Armada has a part where Generic Military Guy is set up as a bad guy because he quotes Top Gun and not nerd media. It namedrops Chris Roberts, Richard Garriott, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Gabe Newell, Shigeru Miyamoto, Peter Jackson, James Cameron and Michio Kaku. The main character wins the heart of the main girl (who is a punk gamer gurl) by having a conversation that consists entirely of pop-culture references.

I read about 40 pages of ready player one when I was 16 before putting it down and moving on to better things. Good for you if you are having fun but it reads like it was written by a 12 year old

>>8380086
It's Oingo Boingo references and Deus Ex Machnias all the way down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71VFzClEoG0

>>8380429
I mostly noticed the tryhard dialogue and wannabe quirky narration

>>8379894
dude if you want to be "in a movie" go watch one
gtfo