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Ready Player Two

Ernest Cline

3.28 AVERAGE

acousticrn's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

hud1986's review against another edition

2.0

Edit (December 3rd): After sitting with it for a couple more days, I’ve cooled on this a bit. Not an absolute train wreck, but much more of a disappointment after taking time to sit with it. And much bigger problems.

A mixed-bag follow up to a novel that I love (although I recognize it also has a lot of problems), RPT is entertaining but problematic.

Part of the issue is that the magic just can’t be recaptured; the call to nostalgia that was so captivating in RPO is not only somewhat lessened by revisiting, but it’s also just not executed as well this time around. And, while I give Cline credit for not simply doing the same story all over again, it does still crib heavily from existing properties (as the character) so don’t expect something wholly original. Not that RPO wasn’t also an amalgamation homage.

One of my biggest quibbles is that, whereas RPO felt more like a puzzle that the characters were solving while we were along for the ride, this time around someone already seems to have the answer(s) and they just have to go through the motions. It’s like watching someone play a game while following a walkthrough; the progress doesn’t feel entirely earned.

Also, and I guess SPOILERS... ... ...the first 1/3 of the book barely takes place in the Oasis, upsets a fair chunk of the ending of RPO, and takes all that time to explain the actual drive of the book.

All-in-all, RPT is still an entertaining read, but if you had problems with the first book, they’re probably not going to be fixed here. And even if you loved the first book — like I did (again, despite recognizing its problems) — there’s a good chance this won’t reach those same highs.

raycarlson12's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

luelue's review against another edition

4.0

I was surprised by this book. It isn't as good as the first, but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. I thought it was well done, and the writing style was kept similar, which I loved. I overall will probably end up reading this again, as the first one is my all time favorite and this story is one I quite enjoyed overall as well. I will be interested to see if the side story's mentioned are expanded upon, as they were where I was bummed and felt I was missing information I wanted to know. Overall well worth the read.