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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Ernest Cline

Why we're reading this: Many of us read it--check it out before the movie!! Loved it!
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Aug 31, 2015 Courtney rated it it was amazing

One of my favorite audiobooks; Will Wheaton reads it! Also, this is probably the nerdiest book ever. I'd recommend for folks who grew up in the 80s. I had one major problem with it until about chapter 30. I won't spoil it, but just say that I was satisfied by the end. ...more

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Jan 26, 2015 Kathleen rated it liked it

It's the middle of the 21st century, and a worldwide economic collapse has turned the United States into a decaying mess, where people spend most of their time in an elaborate online multiplayer virtual reality game. Ernest Cline's novel tells the story of a massive hunt the game's creator posthumously unveiled to find the heir to his fortune -- as well as the control of the game itself.

Science fiction isn't my genre. But eighties pop culture? Computer games? Those are a little more up my alley. ...more

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Aug 21, 2017 Evelyn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

For the first while when listening to this audiobook I referred to Ready Player One as a "geek boy circle jerk". I was irritated by the male heavy perspective and the "manic pixie dream girl" style love interest. But I have to say by the end I was impressed.
Normally I'm not into books that reference pop culture, but this one had so many pieces close to my heart that I couldn't help but tear up or get excited when another beloved character played a role. The references I didn't like were the col ...more

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