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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Ernest Cline

Start date: November 12, 2012

Finish date: November 30, 2012

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Feb 15, 2015 Krissy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: buddy-read, title-number, 5-motherfucking-stars, lawlz, audiobook, pgs-300-399, read-with-hubby, cover-color-red, cover-color-yellow-gold, cover-text-only

***RE-READ ON 12/28/16***
Listened to the audiobook with my husband during a road trip. I loved it just as much the second time around (his first time). I can't recommend this book enough.

My Rating: 5 stars
His Rating: 4 stars

***Original Review 04/20/15***
I loved everything about this book! I loved Wade and all his awesomeness. I loved all the subtle humor. I loved all the secondary characters. I loved that it was a fast paced and easy read without huge unnecessary and complicated plot twists. I ...more

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Mar 22, 2015 Yzabel Ginsberg rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia, science-fiction, computers-technology, games, virtual-reality

An incredibly fun read for me. Adventures within a game. Characters living in a gritty, hopeless world, trying to find an escape in a virtual world. Countless allusions to old school video games, MMORPGs, "virtual life" games like Second Life, as well as tabletope RPGs. Not to mention the 80s, a decade one may love or hate, but never forget if, like me, you've grown up during it.

This was a geek's wet dream, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. ...more

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Sep 19, 2017 Vickie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: booksthatmakemegowow, listened-to, nook

This was so GOOD! I have it on the Nook, started reading it there. Then the BOCD arrived in the mail and I decided to listen to it instead. Wil Wheaton is the narrator and he is perfect for it. He has the voice of a gaming smartass and he did a good job of performing all of the characters in the book.
It's a good book for many ages, even if you are a non-gaming person [like me], it is highly enjoyable. 80s trivia abounds as the clues show in that era for the most part. I liked the reminders of t ...more

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Feb 16, 2018 Avigail rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, physical-book, 5-stars, 2018, audible, own

I heard so many good things about this book and I hesitated a little bit to read it because I won't get the 80s pop-culture even though I grew during the 80s.
I am happy that I read this book because I really enjoyed the truth is that while reading it I heard the audiobook and I can't wait to watch the movie. The truth is while listening to the audiobook and reading the book I could see it in my mind. I love books when books make me fantasize the movie of the book.
Hopefully, soon we will have the ...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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May 05, 2013 Joyce rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-club-choice, the-great-american-read

This is why I am glad I belong to a book club. This is something I never would have found on my own and it was completely delightful. The story was a ripping adventure and all of the '80s references just added to the fun. ...more

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