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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Ernest Cline

Start date: March 14, 2022

Finish date: April 14, 2022

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Sep 23, 2011 Melissa (ladybug) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4stars, yearly-challenge

This was a wonderful read. Wade Watt lives in a world where humanity has lost the ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. OASIS is the virtual world that everyone wants to live in. You can make over your life, attend school and even marry in the OASIS. Problems start for our Hero when he finds the first gate to the prize. Wade is on a race to find the "egg" before everyone else, or it may be over for everyone else.

This would have easily been a five star book for me except for some niggl ...more

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May 29, 2018 Barbara ★ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: challenge-books, fantasy, read-2018, zz-cover-red, young-adult, x-set-in-usa-ohio, x-set-in-usa-oklahoma, dystopia

I didn't expect to like this because I am not at all into gaming but surprisingly I loved it. What a unique and clever story. A total geekfest for those who imbibe. I will definitely be reading the sequel as soon as Mr. Cline publishes it. ...more

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Sep 06, 2011 Shruti morethanmylupus rated it really liked it

What a fantastic novel. I am not a gamer (the only game I've ever actually played is Mario Kart!), and I am a child of the 90s not the 80s. I still loved this book. Loved might not be a strong enough book. Cline has created a world within a world. The "real world" is only 30 years in the future, and the scariest part for me was that most of the disaster that have hit society are issues that are constantly in the news as potential threats today: global warming, energy crises, wars, etc. The game ...more

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Jan 21, 2017 Marie (UK) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017-reading-challenge

I really enjoyed this it was full of action constantly kept the readers attention with no unnecessary twist and turns just a good read

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Feb 10, 2012 JennRenee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2012

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I don’t usually read too many books that are targeted to the adult crowd, even though this one is I could see many young adult readers enjoying this book. This book was great. Action packed, suspenseful, humorous, intense… I could go on.
The plot of the story was so original from anything I have read in the past. I wasn’t sure how I would receive the story but it has some great reviews, so I decided to give it a try.
The story is told from a 17 go see more reviews http://jennreneeread.blogspot.com/

I don’t usually read too many books that are targeted to the adult crowd, even though this one is I could see many young adult readers enjoying this book. This book was great. Action packed, suspenseful, humorous, intense… I could go on.
The plot of the story was so original from anything I have read in the past. I wasn’t sure how I would receive the story but it has some great reviews, so I decided to give it a try.
The story is told from a 17 going on 18 year old boy, Wade, who spends all his time in an online simulated world in the year 2044. He goes to school, socializes, and works in this alternate online reality. At the beginning one of his icons, the inventor of this online world dies. Before he dies he creates a video will that announces a contest in which the winner will receive his legacy… the online world and his billions. From there the contest begins and the race is on.
I loved wade. He is smart, committed, a little crazy, and very geeky. I found myself deep in his story and I never ceased to be amazed and surprised at what he accomplishes. Other characters are introduced in the story, but we do not get to know them too well, what we do get to know was enough to make me adore them.
The world the author created was mystifying. I could see how things today could progress into this world in the future. Everything technical and computerized. The author didn’t just create a new world for me to visit but also made me nostalgic for the past. The entire book is like a dedication to the 80’s, from the commercials to the movies and games.
The writing is very detailed and at some points a little confusing with the futuristic jargons, but it did not take away from the enjoyment of the book. It is a little slow at the beginning but once it takes off about a quarter of way through the book, it’s becomes a page turner. I did not want to put it down.
At the end I found myself happy and satisfied but I still couldn’t help to want a little bit more. This will be a book I am sure I will find myself reading multiple times. ...more

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Jul 30, 2015 Tasha rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, 2015-reads, stars-3

I enjoyed this but I almost gave up in the middle because it got pretty slow.

Bad:
There are a lot of infodumps (I would expect this at the beginning of a sci-fi novel, but they happened throughout most of the book). And there was way too much 80s pop culture trivia. Frequent references would have been fine (especially because they showcased Wade's obsession with the time period and the hunt), but these were way too detailed and frequent.

Good:
I was never confused as to what was going on and the ...more

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Sep 23, 2011 Joyce rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, one-pov, conspiracy-theory, 1-in-series, audible-read, number-title

I enjoyed this book with all of its 80's references. It was a different type of book to read. Sometimes it got a little to wordy during some of the battles but it was still enjoyable. ...more

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Jan 23, 2018 Sassafrass rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia, young-adult, science-fiction, sci-fi, z-meet-n-greet-24-picked, z-sfrc-winter-17-18, z-cbc-nbrc, z-2018, z-2018-audio, z-challenge-books-2018

This was really good. I loved all the 80's references. The story was interesting and entertaining, but had a good message as well. Will Wheaton was phenomenal narrating as well. ...more

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Mar 02, 2018 Elfeeza Ehsan rated it it was amazing

OMG! 5 stars. No questions. What an experience! I hope Ernest Cline finish writing the second book already. I can’t wait to read it. I can’t wait to t to watch the movie either.

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