I recently reread Ready Player One for the first time as an adult, and had expected that even though I'd enjoyed it as a kid, I would find it at the very least cringeworthy now, but it ended up being somehow even better then I remembered. I had a similar experience with The Secret History a couple years ago, where I went in expecting not to like it because many book reviewers who's tastes I align with had expressed distaste toward the book, and it ended up being a top 10 favorite read of mine.
by burnt_books
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I read Ready Player One because I forgot my book and needed to buy something at the airport. I figured it was going to be stupid. I loved it so much that I declined Happy Hour the next night (was on a business trip) to read. LOL
And…I got The Secret History for Christmas and it’s next up to read.
I’d say The Little Prince. It’s a must-read.
Red rising by Pierce Brown. Sci-fi isn’t really my favorite. Fast forward I’m on the 3rd book in the trilogy
I thought Ready Player One was really bad. Not as bad as Clines Poem about how he doesn’t want to waste his nerd sperm on slutty women, but still bad.
Honestly, like all of the Emily Henry books. I’m not really a big romance person and the style of the covers put me off at first (I know, I know, book by its cover etc etc) but I love the way she develops her characters and how all her books feel different, but just as engaging and fun. Not all 5 stars to me, but really enjoyable.