Reviews with content warning for Violence - Ready Player One

This is my go to book whenever I'm in a reading slump. I can just whizz through the pages and it gets me excited about reading again. I like how there are almost two stories running in parallel with real life and the world inside the OASIS. The world building is amazing and could be expanded on so much as well. I like the puzzle aspects as well and how it isn't immediately obvious to the characters what the solution is.

I didn't understand all of the 80s references but that didn't take away from the book. Everything was explained so you could know what it was without having come across that media before.

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sam_fielder_137's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Hm. I'm conflicted. Despite being engrossed into the plot and characters of this story, I know in the logical part of my brain that this book isn't anywhere close to being without flaws. For one, it relies almost entirely off of millennial nostalgia, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if it weren't for the fact that it's so overt. One of my main issues is that

Wade is willing to risk many people dying to keep the egg out of the hands of IOI, and then about 2 minutes later is ready to drop everything for art3mis, a girl he's never met, and only exists on a game.

There's also the fact that

there are very little if any stakes, especially in the final battle. Despite how immersive the OASIS is, the reader always has this knowledge that it isn't real, and that takes a lot of the suspense and drama away

Despite these things, I readily accept that RPO is a well written, and highly captivating book, and would definitely recommend it for people interesting in dystopian or sci fi in general.

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goldenslug's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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amberjackonski's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? No

4.5

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justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

“One person can keep a secret, but not two.”

I really liked the movie and I really liked this book! It really picked up in the end after a slow start for me.

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jasminrain's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I think it's a very beautiful portrayal of the gaming community and an ode to pop culture. It was researched really well and it was just an absolute joy to immerse myself to the story even though I have little to no connection to the world.

I was a bit hesitant to read the book having seen the film, but the storyline was actually quite different to the film adaptation and brought more layers to the story. I listened to the audiobook read by Wil Wheaton and it just really brought the story to life in all the best ways possible.

All this being said, there was some problematic language and transphobia that were left completely unaddressed, which I found really problematic considering the target age and audience of this book. So not a five star but really good read.

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icieri's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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