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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Ernest Cline

Why we're reading this: A really fun and inventive story with numerous flashback for those of us growing up in the 80s and 90s :)
[close] A really fun and inventive story with numerous flashback for those of us growing up in the 80s and 90s :)

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Mar 19, 2018 Steven rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2018, reread

Reread with the Lobster to refresh before the movie (and it's his first time reading it!) Loved it just as much this time as the first time!!! :) ...more

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Apr 21, 2016 Cecily Black rated it really liked it

I am not really sure where to start with this review, so mind my rambling.

I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed reading this novel.
I will be the first to say that when I started reading this book I honestly thought it was going to be a DNF. I was thinking that I was going to hate it as soon as I realized that "Oasis" was similar to the games League of Legends or World of Warcraft. I personally, don't play either one of those games or any games like it. Honestly, I think the only g I am not really sure where to start with this review, so mind my rambling.

I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed reading this novel.
I will be the first to say that when I started reading this book I honestly thought it was going to be a DNF. I was thinking that I was going to hate it as soon as I realized that "Oasis" was similar to the games League of Legends or World of Warcraft. I personally, don't play either one of those games or any games like it. Honestly, I think the only game system I ever had was a Sega Dreamcast, so my knowledge on this topic is quite limited. (My ex tried to get me to play WoW once, I didn't even last 30 mins before I decided that a game like that was something I was not going to be able to invest my time in.)
Though I must give credit where credit is due, and applaud Ernest Cline for supplying so much information in his novel. There are many and I seriously mean many references to several topics like tv, music, computer and gaming systems, movies, and other pop culture references all throughout the book. I didn't feel like I was lacking information and I really got into the book.
The book is set in a futuristic world that has gone to shit, and everyone basically lives on their online world and does most everything through the internet. The money, the school system, work, all done online and in this world of Oasis. The creator of Oasis died, and there is a competition that if someone can figure out this game and get the magical egg, they will become rich and uncover secrets related to the entire system. Of course there's the corporate mongers who want to win to control the whole game and get rid of the failsafes that protect the users from an industry controlling it by charging users for their accounts or changing the game in anyway. (And of course the billions of dollars up for grabs in an impoverished world.) I could see how this book would make people intimidated and I know certain people won't even give it a chance. But as a person dead set against those kinds of games on my own personal level, this book was really good and I could not put it down. I even had a crappy sleep because I was just picturing how I thought it was going to end.
I also have to mention that the end was my favourite part. No, not because it was over but for the fact that it gives me hope for the future! (I won't give it away... just go read the book!)
Decent Read!
P.S. I had a better review for this but my internet crapped out and I lost it! BOO!! ...more

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Aug 08, 2017 Heidi rated it really liked it

Nostalgic chocolate. Will definitely be a reread.

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Feb 20, 2018 Lindsey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, sci-fi

This was an interesting yet terrifying look into society's future. In the not-to-distant future (2044), the world is experiencing an energy crisis-dwindling natural resources, lack of food and widespread poverty. So to escape their bleak lives, most people spend their time immersed in the OASIS, an online virtual reality where they can be whoever or whatever they want. There is a whole sub-culture in the OASIS devoted to solving the riddles (based on the 1980s) of its deceased creator that promi ...more

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Nov 03, 2018 (Mellifluous Grant) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, favorites, bc-picks, series-unfinished

I cannot begin to tell y'all how much I enjoyed this novel! I mostly listened to Will Wheaton narrate because I was having trouble getting into it. Once I started listening to Will though I couldn't stop! It was fast-paced, clever, and thoroughly enjoyable. I loved everything about this book. The 80s throw back, the characters, the highly emersive environments, the challenges...it was full of action and adventure and took to me place I could see myself living in (not that Id want to)... Overall ...more

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Mar 14, 2018 Suraj rated it it was amazing

This book is like that friend who never disappoints – always up for an adventure and guaranteed to leave you with a smile. The story is like a captivating rollercoaster, with twists and turns that keep you hooked until the very last page. The characters are so well-developed, you feel like you could step right into their world. If you're looking for a book that's both entertaining and thought-provoking, this is a must-read! ...more

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Dec 17, 2015 Jessie the Bibliophile ♥ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, sci-fi, audiobook, 2016, library, read-in-english

Wow! Absolutely loved this! I laughed out loud more than once, the characters were great, I could really feel with them. I was hooked from start to finish!! So sad for it to be over... :(

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