Ready Player One was a cultural phenomenon for a little bit there. Everyone was talking about the book and Spielberg made a movie about it. Now, it doesn’t seem to have the same kind of appeal or interest. That’s in large part because Ready Player One sucks.

We’re oversaturated with nostalgia bait, but even before we were, it still sucked.

Because that’s really all this book is. It’s a poorly written mess that relies on nostalgia for its popularity.

Fair warning, guys. This is a spoiler talk. It’s not a joke. Click through here and there be spoilers.

If you haven’t read my review of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline you can check it out here.

If not? Let’s start spoiling some plot points.

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For those of you who aren’t in the know, Shine is a YA novel about a young Korean girl named Rachel who wants to become a kpop star. Written by Jessica Jung of SNSD fame, it was both touted as a completely fictional piece that would let you live the life of a budding kpop star.

The same Jessica Jung who was part of Kpop royalty during her time at SM Entertainment. And the same Jessica Jung who got embroiled in a scandal which led to her getting blacklisted in the industry. I have no comment on that scandal or about Jessica as a person. I don’t know enough about it to comment.

For Shine, however, I have plenty of opinions.

Fair warning, guys. This is a spoiler talk. It’s not a joke. Click through here and there be spoilers.

If you haven’t read my review of Shine by Jessica Jung, you can check it out here.

If not? Let’s start spoiling some plot points.

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