I am very intrigued by the guy who runs the research center in Leuven, Belgium. Did Chapman discuss his research?

Not and retain the name. If you want to do a different story, just create your own.

Have you looked into scribd? They have most of everything I've ever wanted!

I like seeing other people’s analyses after reading but not during. Sometimes things stick out to me that I think are fun, but I think it’s stupid to let it be the sole focus while reading. David Foster Wallace talked about when writers talk about their work later on a lot of it is Monday morning quarter backing; the author is trying to have good answers (and they tend to be valid) but usually the process of writing is just more “does this feel real or right” than anything. I think literary analysis should be the same way. Read it and analyze later. Leaf by leaf on YouTube says that when you’re reading and analyzing at the same time it’s like being a bad partner in a conversation. Talk when it’s your turn to talk sure, but listen when it’s your turn to listen. Reading is the listening end. Don’t talk over the author.

I think it is a Rorschach Blot of a Book. You see what you are looking for. For me , It talks of how logic can be a flawed tool for problem solving. Sometimes it is just better to wing it and have a good time.

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Well I suppose not having a breakthrough at the end sadly reflects reality in a lot of cases.

A lot of small to medium sized book stores have websites now. Just Google bookstore and find a local shop that has a website.

Man, I wish I could do that with books. It's weird. It's like an OCD thing. When I start it, I need to finish it. If I'm having trouble getting through it, I'll assign a specific number of pages to read every single day until it's done. My husband said the other day that I looked like I was reading a book that I HAD to read, like for school, not one that I actually wanted to read, lol. That's how it felt, too.

I'm considering setting my goal for 200 books this year. I'm twenty books over my goal this year and that one's inaccurate.

It was one of my favorites at the time. I got into more sci fi and enjoyed others more. I always pictured IOI as EA games tho

Ooo good intel, thanks!

I am not sure but points don’t mean anything. But I think when OP replied that he/she is 16 Redditors were offended because he is still a child.

People looking for deeper meaning in a books that specifically were written for kids to understand good and bad in more straightforward forms.

It’s not free, but I’ve always read that free shipping is a myth anyway - they just add it to the price of whatever you’re buying. I’ll pay a few bucks in shipping to benefit local shops.

The entire point of the book was to remind you of stuff you liked from the 80's but have forgotten about. That's it. There is nothing deeper to it. It did a good job of that, but it is also not at all rereadable because of that. Also, I thought Wil Wheaton was a bad pick for the audiobook, because he was one of the most hated characters in TNG, and since you are already in that reminiscent mindset, you can't help but remember how bad he was back then.

Being from the Seattle area and with some of the actual locations and people she names in the book I should have enjoyed it... But nope couldn't even finish it, I tried but just couldn't finish it, so now it sits in my DNF pile

The Walrus and the Carpenter is hard not to read symbolically rather than just nonsense, though it works on both levels.

Speaking of rabbit holes, here is a pretty intriguing, far-out analysis from Joe Atwill, of both that poem and the song "I am the Walrus."

> I just can't quite figure out what Bookshop offers that your local bookshop does not offer

In short, Bookshop is a tool that good local shops can use to boost their chances of making a sale.

Bookshop is a great resource for indie stores that focus on promoting local authors and therefore have less in-store space for James Pattersons or Colleen Hoovers. If a fan of those books passes through town, however, the bookstore can still make the sale and gain a customer through bookshop.

It's great for niche bookstores. I visited a small bookstore in Utah once that focused on mining history, Terry Tempest Williams desert ecology stuff, and touristy coffee table books of Utah scenery. If Bookshop had been a thing then, I could have asked for a copy of A Man Called ove, and they could have said "Sorry, we don't carry that one, since it's not Utah related, but you can order a copy here," and hand me a card for bookshop.

It's also a lifesaver for used bookstores. They tend to have little control over the books they have. Of course, they decide what to keep and what to put on the shelves, but they can't just magically make Brandon Sanderson books show up. At best, they can have some kind of request system that will flag books and send a notice to a customer. Being able to still sell a book without setting up the entire enterprise of a new bookstore is a saving grace.

Thanks for sharing, I just checked it out. They even have a specific section for Spanish language books, which is pretty nice!

Why is this getting downvoted? It IS a children's book. Doesn't mean all age ranges can't enjoy it but it was written specifically for children the author knew.

Wish it was available in Canada.

Not sure if you knew this, but Penguin has a Reader Rewards program and will accept purchases from just about anywhere, including Bookshop.org, for credit!

I got my fathers Christmas present off Bookshop a few years ago. It was, with tax, around $23-24. The exact same book, edition, condition, etc. Amazon was selling for $160.

Use. This. Website. And Thriftbooks as well.

Ding ding ding! This may be the last Ready Player One post of the year. Look forward to the daily posts in 2023!