Ready Player One by Ernest Cline ★★★

[Jenni Elyse]

My book club read Ready Player One for January. I was really excited to read it because I knew it was all things nerdy. And, boy was it nerdy!

The concept of Ready Player One was so fascinating. I loved the dystopian society that Cline built and the need for the OASIS. At times, I wished the OASIS were real, but to be honest, I'm glad it's not. I kept thinking about my axiom from JK Rowling, "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." In the society that Wade lived in, the OASIS was needed. In my society, it's not and I hope we never need something so immersive.

The contest was fun. I adored reading about all the 80s nostalgia. I felt like I was reliving my childhood. I would agree with the characters when they talked about "our" favorites and then I'd get mad at them when they dissed one of my favorites. I'm looking at you, Aech. Ladyhawke is awesome!

My biggest pet peeve with Ready Player One was the info dumps. Whenever Wade got hold of a new technology, I felt like Cline couldn't help himself. He just went on and on about the technology he created and it was a little much. I understand that he needed to describe what was happening, but that whole chapter in Wade's apartment was just painful to read.

Besides to info dumps, I really enjoyed the story. I was immersed and glued to my seat, so to speak. I'm excited to see how this book translates into a movie.

[DK]

I’d really have to agree with you about the info dumps. I totally see that in the book also. I would get a little irritated because it’s like okay okay okay. But ultimately, I adored this book over all. I really hope they are able to properly play this book out in movie form cause I think it could be a cool feature.

[Flo]

I remember being so obsessed with this book that I had to bring it to class to read because I couldn't put it down lol. I do hope that the movie will live up to the book or I'll be really bummed!