I read Ready Player Two, but I’ve never read Ready Player One. Before that freaks you out, I was given Ready Player One on audio. I’ve listened to it several times. Awesome book, aimed directly at me. I was a teen in the 80s. I played the videogames, I listened to the music, I played D&D, etc., etc. That book was such a trip through my childhood…loved it. Ready Player Two wasn’t as good, but the bar was set awfully high.
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My eldest read Ready Player One and enjoyed it (they’re 15) and has Ready Player Two from the library as their next read.
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Interesting. I doubt it has the same resonance for today’s teens who didn’t live through the references, but glad they can still enjoy the story.
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Having lived my teens in the early 2010s, but having grown up with music and movies from the 80s (thanks to my awesome parents), I enjoyed a lot of the pop culture references from that era in Ready Player One.
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They’ve been steeped in a lot of it since they were younger. They love retro video games and have watched the classic films like Goonies, Ghostbusters, Labyrinth etc so will have got a sizeable chunk of references. They’re also into Star Wars and Star Trek, and they play D&D every week at school.
Not the same resonance for us oldies but definitely able to vibe with it.
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Sounds like they have at least one awesome parent. 
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They definitely have two (although my wife is mainly to blame for the Star Trek side of things).
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Not quite reading yet (I’m building up a list now) but, just ordered the first four “Lethbridge-Stewart” books on the basis of recommendations on here. I’m intrigued.
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Reading The Face of the Enemy by David A McIntee. Then when I finish that, I’ve got The Star Beast and Wild Blue Yonder novelizations.
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I loved both of these. Some nice additional details in “The Star Beast” and “Wild Blue Yonder” rattled by very nicely indeed.
The Target books series was a pivotal part of my childhood. I spent half my childhood on a boat and, whilst at sea, reading was my world. I’d stock up on the latest Target books (and take out yet more from the library - oh those beautiful hardback editions!) to pore over.
I cannot express how happy I am that the series has returned. The latest batch has been particularly solid (and “The Giggle” is exceptional).
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I started reading The Church on Ruby Road today. I’m halfway and I love it. It adds a bit more flesh to the narrative and the characters without altering anything. Just the way I like it!
I’m also planning on starting the next batch of 11th Doctor comics this week.
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I’m getting these from my library and The Giggle is still “In Process”. It also happens to be the one I’m most excited for too.
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Believe me, it is very much worth the wait. Enjoy the first two and then delight in Goss’s playful exploration of an already playful story. One of the best things I’ve read in quite a while!
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I have gushed over The Giggle time and time again and it is truly a phenomenal adaptation! I read the e-book a few months back and I’m planning on listening to the audiobook to find out how it differs from the printed version, especially during dome its more experimental moments.
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A straightforward novelisation is fine. Those that add depth and ackstory are lovely. The very few that are truly … different (and yet utterly faithful)… WOW! 
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That is exactly how I see it!
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Flying through Only Human now in an attempt to keep up with the book club and am around 60 pages into Twilight of the Gods, the VMA’s are a range I’m really enjoying at the moment and have made a goal to read them all within the next few months. Also started The Deadly Assassin as a quick, light read.
In non-who stuff I’ve been reading a bit of Antonin Artaud after listening to The Theatre of Cruelty in the Ninth Doctor Adventures.
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Speaking of The Giggle, we chatted about that earlier in this thread: I recommend The Giggle novelization
I am reading the latest DWM in bed with a coffee before I get up and do some more updates to the site 
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The quest continues with Twilight of the Gods which I hear… mixed things about at best. I’ll shake a stick at it though.
EDIT: And I sure did just buy a copy of The Dark Path that I somehow found for under $100 on ebay.
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Finished The Graves of Mordane. Similar feel to the previous one, of the threat coming from all sides, this time instead of animated dust, it’s animated corpses. A similarly easy read. Moving on now to The Colour of Darkness.
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