From the Bookshelf of Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge…

Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Ernest Cline

Start date: August 26, 2015

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Feb 15, 2014 Dana Berglund rated it liked it

Shelves: youngadult

I really liked the idea of this book. I can describe this book to others in a way that will make them want to read it. The concept of a future that stinks, a future in which hiding in an online reality is preferable to living in the real world....doesn't seem that far off. (As if Second Life had really taken off, and taken over.) Getting behind a character who is smart and bullied, where the nerds have a real chance of winning over evil? Absolutely.
The beginning of the book (maybe as much as the ...more

Like · see review

May 17, 2015 Christine rated it really liked it

LOVED the 80s references (of which there were a ton) and as an arcade junkie from the mid-eighties I actually really enjoyed the gaming aspect of the book. The amount of time it took me to read it is deceptive as it was taken from me by members of the family to "borrow" and read/return. Very fast-paced. ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Jan 04, 2015 Roman Colombo rated it it was amazing

This is one of the best books I've read (or listened to) in a while. It was a lot more fun than I anticipated, and Will Wheaton's reading of it was outstanding. I hope Spielberg does the movie justice. It would be really easy to screw it up, as good as it was. ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Feb 28, 2016 Maegan rated it really liked it

Shelves: mount-tbr2016

What a fun read! 4.5 stars

1 like · Like · see review

Jan 07, 2016 Kelli Poward rated it it was amazing

Enjoyed this story much more than I expected. Found myself wanting to read it instead of handling my daily stuff. The characters and plot were fabulous and entertaining.

Like · see review