Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Feb 11, 2016 Chessa rated it really liked it

Shelves: sf_fantasy, own_it, sf-f-challenge, debut, popsugar16

4.5 ⭐️! So fun. I was pretty sure I was going to love this, and I did. 80's references galore, dystopia, cool tech and a bit of romance? It's like it was written with me in mind!

Through the latter third of the book, I couldn't help but notice the idea of "CONVENIENT!" flash across my brain (often!) but the story was so fun and fast-moving that I just ignored that part of my brain and decided to enjoy the ride. This is going to be a great movie - it reads just like one.

Loved how Cline plays with ...more

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Aug 18, 2017 Lucinda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this book. I am not a gamer, so I didn't get all the game references, but you didn't really need to. I was a teenager in the 80s and I loved all the references. Apparently, there is a movie adaption coming out and I hope they do it justice! ...more

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Jul 21, 2017 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, book-club, sci-fi-fantasy

It is a really wonderful thing to be pleasantly surprised by a book. Sure, I heard of this and even suggested it for friends and family but always felt like it wasn't exactly for me. But I picked this up recently for my book club and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
Wade lives outside of Oklahoma City in 2044, a dystopian future made bleak by a global energy crisis and increasing financial, environmental, and political demands. By far, the most popular way to escape is by logging into OASI ...more

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Mar 22, 2018 katy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-club

I don’t think I can put how great this book is into words. This book is..the book for people like me. Who love their internet friends as much as the people they’ve grown up with. For those who always felt a little left out until you find that thing that makes sense. Those people that like what you like.

For lovers of the geeky. For lovers of 80s pop culture. Who geeked out a touch at mention of an obscure tv show. For those who love the people in their lives for who they are deep down. Who belie ...more

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May 15, 2018 Ama rated it really liked it

Shelves: teen, audiobooks, fiction-adult, dystopia, sci-fi, 2018

I would love to rate this more a 3 3/4 stars than a full 4. Great story, but some literary tropes and a few too perfect parts took away from the story as a whole. I listened to the audio and wasn't overly impressed with the narration. ...more

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Nov 02, 2015 Kathy Wheeler rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Wil Wheaton was the perfect narrator for this book. I enjoyed the audio version as much as I enjoyed reading the book the first time.

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Dec 19, 2017 Debbie rated it really liked it

Shelves: sciencefiction

The world of the not-so-distant future is a hot mess. Instead of looking for solutions, everyone spends their time in a virtual world called OASIS, where they can be or do anything they can imagine. Wade is a lonely teenager who stays with his drug-addicted aunt in a skyscraper trailer park. As if he needed more motivation to hide in the OASIS, he's one of the many people on a quest to discover the three keys leading to a valuable Easter egg that the creator of OASIS hid in there before he died. ...more

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