Suffice it to say, I was beyond excited to read this book. Video games, 80s pop culture, Ernest Cline, what could go wrong? I even created a ridiculous hashtag on my social media: #ForgetGoSetAWatchmanImReadingArmada – attempting to gently prod my more literary friends who where almost overcome with excitement about Harper Lee’s novel that had been released on the same day. This was the sort of book I knew I was going to love before I even started reading it. The outside, obviously, consists of trivial things like the title and the author’s name.The back of the book also had a cool feature – an old Maxwell mix-tape of the main character’s father’s collection of gaming songs entitled “Raid the Arcade.” As someone who had used Castle Anorak’s Soundtrack list to create a Ready Player One Playlist, clearly I would have to continue my love for all things Ernest Cline by creating an Armada Playlist as a follow-up. Yup, this is the *inside* of the book jacket. When it came it had quite possibly the coolest inside of a book jacket I’ve ever seen, which definitely only made me more excited for the story that was contained inside. I had pre-ordered a copy of this book almost as soon as it was available, and I’ve been waiting in anticipation for months. Of course, the fancy Comic-Con swag didn’t hurt much either. I was honestly really excited about the release of Armada. He seems like a really cool guy, genuinely enthusiastic about everything nerdy, and very grateful for his fans and all of the excitement over his first novel and upcoming film.
I also got to meet Ernest Cline (briefly) while I was at San Diego Comic-Con this year. It is like a love sonnet to 80s pop culture, and it is honestly one of the best books I have read in recent years.
I’m months behind in writing my book reviews, and while I feel like I should finish my older reviews first, I couldn’t help but jump in to the current discussion surrounding Ernest Cline’s latest novel, Armada.īefore I start my review, I feel the need to state that I am a huge Ready Player One fan.
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