Laura (40 KP) rated When Dimple Met Rishi in Books
Oct 21, 2017
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) shared own list
Oct 21, 2017
The country and Americana worlds have been full of surprises from every direction this year. Here are Rolling Stone's best country and Americana releases of the year so far.
Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens
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Freedom Highway, Grammy Award–winner and 2017 Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens’ follow-up to her...
country
Order of Time by Valerie June
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2017 album from US singer-songwriter weaving American roots music with African rhythms & cosmic...
The Breaker by Little Big Town
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Little Big Town -"The Breaker" Current CMA Vocal Group of the year, Little Big Town will be...
The Nashville Sound by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
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The Nashville Sound was recorded at Nashville's legendary RCA Studio A and produced by Grammy...
country rock
Gilded by Jade Jackson
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Gilded is the debut offering from California singer/songwriter Jade Jackson. It marks the arrival of...
indie alternative
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books
Oct 21, 2017
Growing up in the 1980's means I can relate to much of the references in this book such as Blade Runner, Ferris Bueller's Day Out etc. but it seems to be laid on too thick as if it's trying to go along with this new revival of the era (Stranger Things, Ghostbusters).
Also as a non-gamer, this virtual world appears fatuous and vapid, hence the author seems to be gearing this book towards a new generation of players rather than those who were actually living during this time.
The character development and context of much of the book is poor, as Wade seems to have skills that materialise from nowhere, we just have to accept that he had indeed "read this and that". Overall, this book was clearly made to be a film, so it's unsurprising that Steven Spielberg has bought the rights.
