The book of Ready Player One reads like a fanfic of a bunch of Wikipedia pages.the film's some good dumb action fun, it's awesome and cool kinda like Battle Angel Alita (watch if you havent!) but the book just... drrraaaaagggs....
They're just supposed to be "guiding" you to look deeper than the surface, but the truth is that literature teachers love books and think that their interpretations are the only interpretations.wait what lol, they think there's a "correct" way to interpret imagined hidden meanings behind books?? L to the O to the L!
the film's some good dumb action fun, it's awesome and cool kinda like Battle Angel Alita (watch if you havent!
Sleep well!
Literary criticism is a major part of literary theory, and a necessary skill set. Unfortunately it is not often taught well, especially at the high school level.
Hmm...
I see Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, which I have not read, but the series with Kerri Washington and…I think Reese Witherspoon(?) was pretty good. I see Twilight by Stephenie Meyer…nuff said there. I see Fourth Wing, which is the 1st book in a series that I’ve seen quite a few Litsters mention starting the 3rd installment last week.
I read Lord of the Flies in HS English too, and did not enjoy it either.
I liked both the book and movie of Ready Player One, but liked the book a bit better
The movie changed pretty much everything.
So with the help of the interwebz, I’ve also identified Atomic Habits by James Clear, Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke, Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff. Can’t tell what the other 3 are.
I read the book first, enjoyed it, then found out that a lot of people hate it.
Same. I don’t get the hate, but don’t really care. Enjoy what you enjoy!
Haven't watched the film. I wasn't convinced that it would be able to capture what I'd imagined reading it.
It’s very cool visually, and they managed to capture the spirit of the book, but entirely changed the challenges themselves, and probably swapped out some of the pop culture references based on which licensing agreements the could or could not acquire. They changed Artemis’ story significantly too.
You wanna talk obnoxious? When I was a younger wolf, I had a professor in my first year or so of college.
Teachers, especially grade school and later on, English teachers, are in a position to instill a lifelong love or hate of reading, among other subjects. I really wish teachers were better compensated to attract more, passionate and competent educators
Agreed. Thankfully, my early teachers were those, except for one odd one, and she was a good lesson in standing up for myself, which, while not English, was still useful, even if I was in 7th grade
Let's all show Canada some love. Masturbate to a Canadian today!
I call dibs on Carrie-Anne Moss.
Crack on with my blessing.I call dibs on Carrie-Anne Moss.
splitsies?I call dibs on Carrie-Anne Moss.
I call dibs on Carrie-Anne Moss.
It's official Today is Masturbate to Carrie-Anne Moss Day.splitsies?
Splitses?I call dibs on @crazychemgirl
I don’t think that’s how dibs works…
I proclomated. It's different....
Not better than, different from. Apples and organs.
