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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not as great as the prequel! I skimmed a lot cause it was mostly references to films and games which I wasnt familiar with. Wasnt impressed by any ploy twist
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
Picture this: you’re lounging back in your vintage Levi’s 501 jeans, slightly faded but perfectly distressed from years of authentic wear, paired with a vintage band tee featuring A-ha’s iconic logo from their Hunting High and Low tour. Over that, you’ve thrown on a vintage denim jacket adorned with an assortment of enamel pins—one for each retro pop culture rabbit hole Ready Player Two tried (and failed) to explore.
On your feet? Classic vintage Reebok high-tops, scuffed just enough to tell the story of all the ’80s sidewalks they’ve graced. And because details matter, your vintage Casio calculator watch is perched proudly on your wrist, helping you count just how many times Cline used the word vintage in the book.
It’s all coming together as "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash blares through your vintage Walkman, perfectly encapsulating your dilemma: power through this cringeworthy sequel or chuck it in a bin with your least-loved vintage mixtapes.
Spoiler: the song’s title is more exciting than the book ever gets.
On your feet? Classic vintage Reebok high-tops, scuffed just enough to tell the story of all the ’80s sidewalks they’ve graced. And because details matter, your vintage Casio calculator watch is perched proudly on your wrist, helping you count just how many times Cline used the word vintage in the book.
It’s all coming together as "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash blares through your vintage Walkman, perfectly encapsulating your dilemma: power through this cringeworthy sequel or chuck it in a bin with your least-loved vintage mixtapes.
Spoiler: the song’s title is more exciting than the book ever gets.
Ready Player One was a flawed book but entertaining. Ready Player Two is less entertaining and less interesting, but still passable. There is nothing new here and the Prince section of the novel was painfully bad. It's clear Ernest Cline can write an entertaining story but his characters are obnoxious and his writing is average at best.
I think I just really love having Wil Wheaton read to me, so at least one of these stars is for him. I also listened to Ready Player One on Audiobook, and Wil gets at least one of those stars too.
I am kind of picky on what books I listen to, choosing most often to read a physical copy. However, for engaging narrators I make an exception. Having read a few of the low rating reviews for this book, I can't help but think I enjoyed this more as an audiobook than I would have on paper.
**spoiler alert from here on**
Yes, it's the exact same plot structure as the first book: the real world is a mess, the oasis is becoming their real world more each day, there's a rush to solve a massive puzzle of a quest, ending with the victorious hero. But the puzzles are FUN! And I'm not going to feel guilty about having fun listening to Wil tell me about this book's puzzles while I started planning to re-watch a bunch of old 80s movies. I mean, I didn't borrow this story expecting the next great literary work of the century; I picked it up because I expected it to be amusing and I wasn't disappointed. ...except on:
...that planet dragged on a bit...
I am kind of picky on what books I listen to, choosing most often to read a physical copy. However, for engaging narrators I make an exception. Having read a few of the low rating reviews for this book, I can't help but think I enjoyed this more as an audiobook than I would have on paper.
**spoiler alert from here on**
Yes, it's the exact same plot structure as the first book: the real world is a mess, the oasis is becoming their real world more each day, there's a rush to solve a massive puzzle of a quest, ending with the victorious hero. But the puzzles are FUN! And I'm not going to feel guilty about having fun listening to Wil tell me about this book's puzzles while I started planning to re-watch a bunch of old 80s movies. I mean, I didn't borrow this story expecting the next great literary work of the century; I picked it up because I expected it to be amusing and I wasn't disappointed. ...except on:
...that planet dragged on a bit...
This may be solely down to the current moment in my life, but while I loved the first book, I found the second book a bit of a slog. After I read and was disappointed also by his other book, Armada, I started to realise that Cline is a bit of a one trick pony: all references, not a lot of actual substance.
If I hadn't been listening to the audiobook version, as narrated by the always great Will Wheton, I honestly think that I wouldn't have finished it.
A bit too often, the character of Wade descends into neckbeard tendencies: I have zero idea how often he referred to people as "milady" and phrases like that.
What I would love to see is Cline to move away from reference heavy works and instead come up with a story of his own... His own completely original story. If it's narrated by Wheton, then I'll dive in, but a lot more cynically.
If I hadn't been listening to the audiobook version, as narrated by the always great Will Wheton, I honestly think that I wouldn't have finished it.
A bit too often, the character of Wade descends into neckbeard tendencies: I have zero idea how often he referred to people as "milady" and phrases like that.
What I would love to see is Cline to move away from reference heavy works and instead come up with a story of his own... His own completely original story. If it's narrated by Wheton, then I'll dive in, but a lot more cynically.
It was okay, mildly interesting plot but most of the references weren't as close to me as the first book. I wonder if this was one of those that shouldn't have sequel :D
One or two good concepts but a bit unbelievable that all that tech was stored for decades....
One or two good concepts but a bit unbelievable that all that tech was stored for decades....
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes