Pettson's Inventions 3
Education and Games
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In the third game about Pettson’s Inventions you get to explore Pettson and Findus farm while...
Hunting Simulator
Sports and Education
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Hunting Simulator is a technical and realistic visual ballistic app for hunters, it is not a game....
Death and Love at the Old Summer Camp
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For Pina, summer 1959 started off a boring drag, just like every other summer with her folks at Owl...
Lesbian Coming of Age Coming Out
Tell Me It's Real (At First Sight, #1)
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Do you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all....
mm romance gay romance lgbtq romance
I can’t honestly tell you which parts I liked best: the thoughts of the miners as they trudged to the mine and worked there; the sociologists researching the history and decline of the town; and Simon, who works in a call centre by day and has a drag act in local clubs and bars at night. Each part blended with and gave explanations for every other component of this book, and explained the impact on the next generation.
Simon’s sections and the preparation for his show, where he would dress as Margaret Thatcher were particularly engaging. Her impact on ex-mining towns are clearly still apparent, and Simons alter ego, Puttana Short Dress, appears dressed as the Iron Lady with the slogan “This turn is not a lady!” - it’s a genius act!
I was left wondering where Simon and Ryan’s relationship would go, as Ryan seemed unhappy about Simon wearing his makeup on the journey home after his act had finished. Could he accept Simon - ALL of Simon?
This was a short read, that I would happily have read if it was twice (or more!) the length - it was all over too soon!
Recommended.
Out Law (Dresden Files 18.75)
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The past comes back in a big way for Chicago’s only professional wizard in this action-packed...
Dawn of a Demon (NightFly #1)
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The fight to save my city and everyone in it has only just begun. It's time to sharpen the cat claws...
Urban Fantasy
David McK (3921 KP) rated Ready Player Two in Books
Oct 30, 2021
It also follows the same characters, told in the same first person point of view as previous - I must admit, I initially found that a bit jarring, as I would have expected (with a title such as it is) that it would follow a different character - after all, how often IRL is Player Two the same person as Player One in a computer game?
Anyway, Wade Watts.
Still an obsessed geek; still fan-worshipping the creator of the Oasis James Halliday (at least initially). However, with the release of new technology by the company he now owns that not only allows its user to control an avatar, but to *feel* like they actually are that person - sight, taste, hearing, sensations and all - and with further experiences (I don't want to give too much away), Watts finds his hero-worshipping lessening somewhat.
If I'm honest, I did also find parts of this novel to drag somewhat, especially in the lengthy section where Cline goes into great detail around the Oasis world dedicated to 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince' (which just made me uncomfortable). I also had to shake my head at just how some of the characters behaved ...
(yes, I know they're not real. Still need to to be believable, though!)