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Tag: Ernest Cline

Ben Read Armada and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next…

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Ben Gilles

I didn’t hate it. That’s it. That’s the click bait. But since you’re here, I did happen to notice something weird when I looked at… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, Reviews, ThoughtsTagged Armada, Ernest Cline

Ben’s Honest Thoughts on Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Ben Gilles

We recently covered Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline on the podcast. These were some of the longest recording sessions that we’ve done. They were… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, Reviews, ThoughtsTagged Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, Ready Player Two

I Think Ready Player One Is Bad

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Ben Gilles

This is the first time that I have ever started writing a blog post about a book before we’ve recorded the episodes for said book.… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Art3mis, Ernest Cline, Halliday, Parzival, Ready Player One, RPO, Twilight, Wade

Ben's books

The President Is Missing
it was ok
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
Where to start with this book? Should I talk about how I don't believe that either James Patterson or Bill Clinton actually did much of the writing? Should I talk about how Bill Clinton is spending his retirement creating Bill Clinton fa...
A Court of Mist and Fury
liked it
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
I thought this was pretty ok. I'm team Night Court. I really enjoy that Feyre is getting to have a hipster phase with the cool kids in a fancy Bohemian city. I dont even mind that she has all the super powers, I thought that would bug me...
The Infernal City
it was ok
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes
I don't often do this, but I'm going to engage in a controversial DNF review. I'm fairly confident that being forced to read every word of the rest of it would only lower my score. I made it about half way through Part 1 of the audio boo...
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
it was amazing
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
by Unknown Author
I've read a few translations of Beowulf, and the only thing that's really missing from this one is the original language text. Ringler does a pretty good job of the translation itself. He includes very solid explanation and context as well.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
did not like it
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
I'm neither a mother nor a daughter so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. Siddalee is a famous stage director who stages a hit play. She's interviewed for a New York Times article. When asked about her childhood she accidentally pr...

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