Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 

This is an excellent read and as a child of the 1970’s and a teen in the 1980’s I appreciated the pop culture references and the fun of it all. The book is both new and nostalgic at the same time.

The story is simultaneously a classic quest and a virtual space opera. In a world of remakes and sequels the story is fresh and fun. The young gamers and the 1980’s teens both can enjoy the adventure.

 

This is now old news now but Ready Player One is making the jump to the big screen in 2018 directed by none other than Steven Spielberg. Talk about Meta!  Even the score is by John Williams! If the movie brings 1980’s culture back into fashion I will be extremely amused and dig out many old photos for a good laugh.

 

And speaking of adapting books to screen, did you catch the season finale of Outlander? I was a bit skeptical of the first part of this season but once the main characters decided to return to Scotland everything clicked into place and the magic returned.

I was impressed how they adapted the end of the second book and when Jamie takes Claire to the stones it felt like I was discovering the scene for the first time though I have read the books repeatedly.

Now I need to reread the next book Voyager and probably Dragonfly in Amber again as well.

Do you have a favorite adaptation or one that was an absolute mess?