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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
I liked it, generally speaking, but I had a lot of problems. I didn’t feel half as invested in this one as the first. The characters (same ones as the first book) felt very different. The world felt different. The story felt more dense, and was soooo convoluted. I also felt like the pop culture references in this one were more obscure, less accessible for someone who isn’t obsessed with all the same things the quest revolves around. And the conflict of this story didn’t have the same believability factor somehow?
RP1 is one of very few books I've read multiple times. Somehow I never grow weary of Wade and his band of misfit Gunters. I *badly* want to give its sequel 5 stars, but it really has some problems. Patriarchy stuff, minor plot holes, etc. I'm way too mindblown to let those get me down though, this was a fun ride to revisit some great old friends. Millenial nerd brain porn, sign me up every time.
This was another exciting digital adventure tale, but also addressed a lot of the questions of how the reliance on digital innovation can negatively impact people and society.
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It was good, just not as good as the first one. Still very entertaining and full of nostalgic stuff.
I didn’t think it was that bad (albeit, I was struck by how strange it was nothing past the 90s was mentioned minus some random things, like Dora the Explorer) and then I read the last two chapters and was like “...this could have been a good lesson but guess not.”
3 stars is generous (more like 2.5-2.8)
Having just finished and watched the movie to refresh myself, it is very clear that out of all 3 of the pieces of this universe (first book, movie, second book), this is by far the worst.
The ever growing list of references that went over my head only got longer and multiplied.
Wade is an entirely different character and much less likable.
So many of the constant (and I mean constant) references would be heavily aided by a film format, and just didn’t translate to the book.
Lots of confusing subplots.
Some of the writing at times is mind blowingly cringey.
At the end of the day, the OASIS is fun. The Prince, John Hughes, and LOTR levels were fun and I believe would translate much better in a film, and with how much the first movie made, I would not be surprised if this one ends up in theaters as well. And I would watch it.
The book though? Pretty meh to even disappointing at times.
Having just finished and watched the movie to refresh myself, it is very clear that out of all 3 of the pieces of this universe (first book, movie, second book), this is by far the worst.
The ever growing list of references that went over my head only got longer and multiplied.
Wade is an entirely different character and much less likable.
So many of the constant (and I mean constant) references would be heavily aided by a film format, and just didn’t translate to the book.
Lots of confusing subplots.
Some of the writing at times is mind blowingly cringey.
At the end of the day, the OASIS is fun. The Prince, John Hughes, and LOTR levels were fun and I believe would translate much better in a film, and with how much the first movie made, I would not be surprised if this one ends up in theaters as well. And I would watch it.
The book though? Pretty meh to even disappointing at times.
OK. So...this book is not well written. However, darned it if I didn't take extra long walks to listen to more of this sequel to Ready Player One. Will Wheaton once again does a masterful job in the audiobook version. Hey, if you liked the first book, I think you will like this one; go in knowing that it's not as good as the first one and the ending just flies off the rails. Heck, my +1 and I spent thirty minutes discussing the ending and if that isn't worth reading a genre book, I'm not sure what you're reading for ;) Would I read (or listen to) a Ready Player Three? Probably. Did I need a Ready Player Two? No. Did I get 17 miles walked in two days because of it? Absolute.
I enjoyed this, but not as much as the first. It was intriguing jumping back into OASIS with the new tech and new opportunities to solve another of Halliday's puzzles. I was annoyed at what felt like a lack of character development by Watts in the years that passed in the story between the two books. Sure he inherited this fortune and yet Cline didn't discuss any of the aspects of what that would mean in terms of growing into his role running a business and having to address all of the concerns and situations that a international multi-billion dollar industry would entail. He makes references throughout the book of things that happen but they all seem to just occur without Watts input or awareness and somehow a kid who was smart enough to solve the challenges in the first place must have also been smart enough to grow into a different person as a result of all of the changes and not remain so underdeveloped.