Gonic wrote:
Currently reading Ready Player One which is about the world being in a horrible state and most of the worlds population now live there daily lives in a game called OASIS. There is also a contest going on that no one has been able to solve the first clue for 5 years. I've found it hard to put this book dOwn.
This book is SO good. It was one of first books in a number of years that I read from start to finish in one sitting. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a gamer and or likes popular culture stuff, or dystopian or science fiction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifXryyx4erU
^ to the books trailer, as that is a trending thing for authors to do now...
There are a couple reviews by the author, but I dont know if they have spoilers on them or not.
Another book I would recommend that I finished is
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami. A Japanese surrealism/magical realism author, his novels reside comfortably in the uncanny valley at times. Often referencing classical and modern literature in addition to theoretical concepts, he books are both compelling and challenging. He has published a number of books and, odds are, available at your local library I would imagine.
Another book that is short, and fun, is The Drive-in by Joe Lansdale. Might be harder to come by.