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I enjoyed this book. I am a child of the 80's so I loved all the 80's references. I played some of those games like Dungeons and Dragons and MUDS. My first computer was a Comodore 64. I really got into the story. For as technically advanced as that world was, it was still a dystopia. The people spent more time living in the OASIS world than the real world. The OASIS world did sound cool. I tried to figure out the clues along with the the characters to find the "Easter" egg. I was surpried to fin
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Okay so this is a pretty fun book and a quick easy read. You would need to be at least in your mid-thirties to really sync with it though. Fortunately I am ancient enough to fit in that age bracket. I loved the eighties, loved my teenage years and all the things in this book that led me back to those years. As an aside, the 80's pop culture in this book is not entirely accurate, still it was entertaining though.
I don't read a lot in this genre, I tend to read far more serious fare than this, so ...more
I don't read a lot in this genre, I tend to read far more serious fare than this, so ...more
I really enjoyed this it was full of action constantly kept the readers attention with no unnecessary twist and turns just a good read
I'm not a gamer, and I really enjoyed this book. I can only imagine that, for someone who is truly into gaming, it would come pretty close to the best book ever.
And behind the power of the plot-line, the race to win the game, is a powerful setting: the real world is so terrible, and virtual reality so easily accessible, that many people essentially live their lives online, rarely bothering with the real world. In 2044 already? Wow!
There are many images throughout the book that made me stop and t ...more
And behind the power of the plot-line, the race to win the game, is a powerful setting: the real world is so terrible, and virtual reality so easily accessible, that many people essentially live their lives online, rarely bothering with the real world. In 2044 already? Wow!
There are many images throughout the book that made me stop and t ...more
Main storyline is exciting in parts. Goblet of Fire-esque adventure with puzzles 'n such.
Overall, I guess I don't get why people dig this book so much? Name drops pop culture s*it just because it can. This often impedes the storyline from actually moving along. Treats its audience like they're idiots by over explaining basic geeky concepts.
Every character is a boring stereotype.
Save your money and just go read Reddit for a few hours. Pretty much the same thing. ...more
Overall, I guess I don't get why people dig this book so much? Name drops pop culture s*it just because it can. This often impedes the storyline from actually moving along. Treats its audience like they're idiots by over explaining basic geeky concepts.
Every character is a boring stereotype.
Save your money and just go read Reddit for a few hours. Pretty much the same thing. ...more
Sep 15, 2017
Michelle Farella
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
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adult-fiction
Quite the exciting listen! Really interesting and enveloping story and Wil Wheaton is a wonderful reader!
Wow! This was super fantastic!
This book will date quickly with all the references to 80s culture. Also, unless you're a geek, don't bother. Once we're past that, this is a straightforward "our heroes verses the evil empire" story. Nothing particularly surprising other than everyone is raving about it so much.
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Dec 29, 2012
Blue Eyed Vixen
marked it as to-read
Mar 17, 2013
Mmars
marked it as to-read
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fuuristic-sci-fi,
not-my-usual
May 25, 2013
Mari
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Marnster
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Stacy
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