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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the impossible fortress. Jason rekulaks hilarious debut novel offers a nostalgic celebration of. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak, 9781501144417, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jason rekulak s charming comingofage debut about a 14yearold computer nerd who schemes to steal an issue of playboy from a local store and meets a girl who can code in the process will invoke pangs of nostalgia. I had a lot of fun reading this one, and without further ado, here it goes. If you were raised on sixteen candles and pretty in pink, love throwback music marathons, or just started bingewatching stranger things, this novel. To learn more and play a version of the impossible fortress game, visit. Like it was one of those ideas that doesnt sound stupid until someone says it out loud. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak book cover, description, publication history. Because rekulak is the publisher of quirk books, an independent press that has hit some home runs in recent years, the expectation was that hed produce something along the lines of ernest. Editions of the impossible fortress by jason rekulak. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak fantastic fiction.
The impossible fortress a love letter to the 1980s and to nerds everywherethe impossible fortress will make you remember what it feels like to love someoneor somethingfor the first time. The impossible fortress, by jason rekulak the washington post. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak avalinahsbooks. The impossible fortress book by jason rekulak official publisher. Best place for updates is my facebook page jason rekulak. A love letter to the 1980s and to nerds everywhere the impossible fortress will make you remember what it feels like to love someoneor somethingfor the first time. The story of a young computer programmers first love, the book suffers from a stolid firstperson narration and an improbable final twist that undoes a lot of good work rekulak builds up until that point. He has worked for many years at quirk books, an independent book publisher, where he edits a variety of fiction and nonfiction. Rekulak, 45, who is tall and squarejawed with closecropped gray hair. Then take some time to play the faux8bit adaptation of the game from the book. He lives in philadelphia with his wife and two children.
Jason rekulak s debut novel, the impossible fortress, is a fun, retro80s computer nerd gaming romp that ultimately falls flat. If readers enjoyed ready player one, by ernest cline theres a good chance youll enjoy this book too. This is an emotional roller coaster of a novel made great by the real and vulnerable characters particularly will and mary, his coauthor of the impossible fortress. Its the story of a highschool nerd with a knack for video game design who engages in adolescent hijinks with his two pals, and falls in love along the way. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak 2017, hardcover. A dazzling debut novel at once a charming romance and a moving comingofage storyabout what happens when a fourteenyear old boy pretends to seduce a girl to steal a copy of playboy but. Set in 1987, the first few pages of jason rekulaks debut novel are nearly as laden with nostalgic references as ernest clines books. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak goodreads. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak portland book. The impossible fortress discussion questions jason. A novel 9781501144417 by rekulak, jason and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak a love letter to the 1980s and to nerds everywherethe impossible fortress will make you remember what it feels. When it comes to promoting new books, publishers will often get quotes from other writers working in the same genre. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak hardcover.
The impossible fortress by jason rekulak was a comingofage mixtape story that plays a relationship torn between a crush and your best friends, with a taste of heisty delight, computer geekiness and winsome dreams taking you in a trip down memory lane while listening to old classical music and waking a vibe of your fourteen year old self. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If you were raised on sixteen candles and pretty in pink, love throwback music marathons, or just started bingewatching stranger things, this novel s for. Its laden with nostalgic references of the 80s which was a major plus point for me.
Joyfully evoked with period details and popculture references, 1980s nostalgia is the only excuse for marketing this book to adults. The impossible fortress takes us back to those halcyon years. In this episode we talk about jason s love of computers as an adolescent, how he thought this would be his career path until he. Author jason rekulaks ability to conjure powerful adolescent feelings of friendship, first love, and that difficult place. The impossible fortress was too personal to hand off, said mr. Set in the late 1980s in new jersey, we meet a trio of fourteen year olds determined to get their hands on the latest playboy featuring vanna white. Undoubtedly operating in the shadow of ernest clines 80s nostalgiafest ready player one, debut author jason rekulak offers the impossible fortress. Its a good thing that the impossible fortress is such a fast and easy read, because it would be all too easy to abandon it during the books bumpy start. I worked with the brilliant dan vecchitto to design a video game based on the impossible fortress game in my novel, and you can play it at. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak, paperback. The impossible fortress ya novel from author jason.
A dazzling debut novelat once a charming romance and a. I think it was nostalgia that sold me on reading the impossible fortress. And now rekulak has taken off his publishers hat and written a novel of his own, the impossible fortress. The impossible fortress by jason rekulak is one of those finds. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the impossible fortress. This was one of 2017s recommended books by amazon and the quickest and simplest read on my watch, it only took me 4 days to complete.