Armada by Ernest ClineMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A teenage gamer discovers his favourite game is the real thing when he is called upon to help defend Earth against an alien threat bent upon our destruction.
Having thoroughly enjoyed Ready Player One, I was ready for more 80's pop culture love.
Armada continues the love letter to the 80's, throwing tons of music, movie and sci-fi references one after the other. But it feels shallow and more of the same.
Other reviewers have complained about the one dimensional characters, bad grammar and frequent deus ex machinas. These are real problems, but Armada manages to be a fun read in spite of it.
However, I hope Ernest Cline's next book is something completely removed from eighties pop culture, as he's at serious risk of self plagiarizing.
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