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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Ernest Cline

Start date: July 15, 2012

Finish date: August 14, 2012

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Jan 03, 2016 G.R. Matthews rated it it was amazing

I listened to the audiobook.

Yes, this is a good. Very good. The 1980s references, game culture and nods towards a misspent youth are worth the price of the book itself. Wil Wheaton's narrations is fantastic and the story builds towards a brilliant ending.

I'd listen to it again... one day. ...more

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May 03, 2014 Jessica rated it it was amazing

I don't play video games, but it made me want to. This book is everything that is great about being a geek. Highly recommended, especially the audio version narrated by Wil Wheaton. ...more

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Apr 15, 2015 Jason McDonald rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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So. Flippin'. Amazing.

It was truly a geeks nostalgia guide to everything 80's (and other bonuses). At one point, near the beginning, I was afraid that the book would lose its charm, that the nostalgia would prove to be too much. I was wrong. Every reference, every clever quip, just made me love the book even more. I couldn't help but to constantly chuckle as more and more references were brought up.

While there were a few obvious scenes I knew were coming, I was still surprised at the end. It ke ...more

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May 06, 2015 Yaakov rated it it was amazing

Possibly one of the greatest books I have read in a long time. Once I picked it up there was no putting it down until it was finished. The story and characters gripped me from beginning to end definitely a book I would recommend for all readers!

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