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isabellarobinson7 's review for:
Armada
by Ernest Cline
Rating: 4.9999999... stars
I had a strange mind set going into Armada: on one hand I had super high expectations for it because I (like many others) absolutely loved Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and I read the description of Armada and was so excited; but on the other hand, I had read some pretty bad reviews of Armada on Goodreads and elsewhere saying it was definitely not as good as Ready Player One. So I was reading and trying not to expect something to match Ready Player One, but also trying not to let other people's opinions affect my own. I believe I was somewhat successful, as I came away loving this book! I read the first half-ish of the book in almost one sitting, then kind if casually read the middle section, then completely binged the last 50% or 60%.
I can't give it a full 5 stars because it was not quite as good as Ready Player One, but I'll give it as close as possible (and rounded up 4.999999... stars is 5 stars, so technically 5 stars).
One (1) issue I had with Armada was that I think there was a bit of insta love between two characters (not the multiple characters hooking up because the world was going to end, which were just as good as one night stands). It was like these two characters just met and then on the next page they were kissing. This, however, could be my fault for binge reading the book in essentially two sittings, and there could have been a steady build up that I missed because I read it so quickly. And also, for me personally, "bad" romances do not really bother me, because I am more focused on the story itself rather than the ships and otps.
But I want to end on a good note, so I'm going to talk about all the 80's sci fi references. Just like Ready Player One, Armada was packed full of Star Trek and Star Wars references and everything else science fiction-y. If you can think of a sci fi book or game or movie or television show from the 80's or something, I can almost guarantee it was included in Armada. I really liked the list given at the end of the novel containing all the songs for the Raid the Arcade playlist referred to during the book. I have pretty much had the playlist on repeat since I finished the book (in fact, I am listening to it right now).
I had a strange mind set going into Armada: on one hand I had super high expectations for it because I (like many others) absolutely loved Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and I read the description of Armada and was so excited; but on the other hand, I had read some pretty bad reviews of Armada on Goodreads and elsewhere saying it was definitely not as good as Ready Player One. So I was reading and trying not to expect something to match Ready Player One, but also trying not to let other people's opinions affect my own. I believe I was somewhat successful, as I came away loving this book! I read the first half-ish of the book in almost one sitting, then kind if casually read the middle section, then completely binged the last 50% or 60%.
I can't give it a full 5 stars because it was not quite as good as Ready Player One, but I'll give it as close as possible (and rounded up 4.999999... stars is 5 stars, so technically 5 stars).
One (1) issue I had with Armada was that I think there was a bit of insta love between two characters (not the multiple characters hooking up because the world was going to end, which were just as good as one night stands). It was like these two characters just met and then on the next page they were kissing. This, however, could be my fault for binge reading the book in essentially two sittings, and there could have been a steady build up that I missed because I read it so quickly. And also, for me personally, "bad" romances do not really bother me, because I am more focused on the story itself rather than the ships and otps.
But I want to end on a good note, so I'm going to talk about all the 80's sci fi references. Just like Ready Player One, Armada was packed full of Star Trek and Star Wars references and everything else science fiction-y. If you can think of a sci fi book or game or movie or television show from the 80's or something, I can almost guarantee it was included in Armada. I really liked the list given at the end of the novel containing all the songs for the Raid the Arcade playlist referred to during the book. I have pretty much had the playlist on repeat since I finished the book (in fact, I am listening to it right now).