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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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Oct 05, 2012 Trisha rated it really liked it

what a fun read! Get ready to be fully immersed into some really classic 80's and 90's movies, sayings, songs and games. And the history of games is just amazing - I love video games and have been playing them for a long time! Hearing the history and some of the things I didn't know was just hilarious!

I really enjoyed learning the world around Wade. How we got to this point and what Oasis is. It's become too expensive to drive anywhere or fly. So there is a complete on-line world called Oasis. ...more

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Dec 19, 2016 Netanella rated it liked it

Shelves: dystopian, 2016-rrrc-challenge-addicts-reading, science-fiction, cyberpunk, 2016-december-reading-challenge

I loved this book for the first 100 or so pages, then I got a little bit bored with the monotony of the hunt for the Easter egg and the game within the game. I felt like I needed to fast forward VH1's Decade of the 80's to get to the resolution. I really wanted to really fall in love with this book, but I just couldn't, even though I am a Child of the 80's and still have my collection of Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks on one of the many bookshelves. Ultimately, I was annoyed at the length of the b ...more

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Apr 25, 2016 Jules rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller, science-fiction, post-apocalyptic, fantasy

I thought of my brother the entire time I read this and am buying him a copy for his birthday. It's a fun, nostalgic (almost too much), and exciting homage to video games, pop culture, nerds, and the halcyon days of the 80s and early 90s. I suspect it's a book best enjoyed by those of us who remember Pong, Legend of Zelda, and John Hughes movies the first time around. Everyone else will enjoy the movie, which Steven Spielberg promises will be great.

p.s. If you read and enjoyed the book, check ou ...more

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Jul 12, 2015 Snuffles rated it it was ok

Shelves: f-m, scifi-fantasy-horror, 2015

This book took me far too long to read and I feel like it kept me from reading in a way, because I continued to struggle through it and didn't allow myself to really start anything new (which I luckily gave up when I went on holiday) until I had finished it. So, so glad it's over!

It wasn't all bad and there were quite interesting concepts. Some passages were even exciting. But there was way too much insider geeky 80s references in it and silly me had trusted the reviews saying you don't have to ...more

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Oct 08, 2016 Wende rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction-favorites

Wil Wheaton narrator on audiobook

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Jul 09, 2015 Jenn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science-fiction, 2015-finished

Wow is all I can say. This definitely would not have been a book I would of picked up on my own. The only reason I read it is because so many booktubers kept talking about how great it was.

Well all I can say is glad that I read it. What a fun ride this story was. If you are into any type of gaming be it video games or old D&D then this will definitely peak your interest. Set in the future of about 2045 it also has that "minority report" feeling to it.

Mainly set in a virtual reality world, Oasi ...more

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Feb 04, 2017 Kelly rated it it was amazing

Favorite things about this book:
- Attention to detail.
- Is this fiction or a prediction? Kidding, though the setting is a convincing possible future.
- 80's nostalgia galore.
- Coming-of-age piece was well done.
- Who doesn't like a good quest story?

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