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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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bebereads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

1.0

i’m only glad i read this book so i can now know how bad it is? it’s not a crime to like this book, i even found it ironically enjoyable in a way, but if you find yourself uneasy with it just know YOU ARE NOT ALONE, THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS A BAD BOOK. it’s not only so poorly written, it is deeply problematic and unfortunately not aware of itself in any type of way, where that could have been insightful. books like these are often framed as “but it’s just lots of fun!” or “escapism” and etc. but my issue with that is don’t introduce themes into your book unless you are going to address them properly and it’s not like i would trust Ernest Cline to address anything properly (he wrote this book about as well as he could have) but regardless. i don’t even feel like going into all the problems with this story, there’s enough critical analysis about it out there as is, and also i exhausted even thinking about it more than i already have. moving on!

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bardic_llama's review against another edition

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challenging lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

3.5

While I did find the specificity of Cline's references annoying at times, that specificity was needed as they would of otherwise gone over my head. I hadn't seen that great of reviews about this book on booktube and was curious enough to read; can say it wasn't as bad as they say then again I've chalked it up to having too high of expectations or the hype that had came along w/ the movie release. Don't know if I'll read the sequel though.

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aplanetarymind's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I knew that the book would be different to the film, but I was anticipating kinda more detail in places, more lore or smth rather than several entirely different plot points. I did enjoy the extra detail with regard to the world & OASIS, and know why the film directors did not include certain aspects, namely to make the separation between Gregarious "good corporation" and IOI "bad corporation" more clean-cut, and to make the main character more likeable. That was a problem I had with book Wade: there were several moments when I knew that I would probably not like him if he was a real person.

Primarily this was in the way he would talk about women, particularly his so-called love interest, which from my side at least looked rather obsessive? There was also a comment which came off as slightly transphobic to me which was never discussed

. So basically it was interesting to see the extra development of the world and story in the books, but I probably won't be reading the sequel.

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kelly_e's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

Title: Ready Player One
Author: Ernest Cline
Series: Ready Player One, #1
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: 4.25
Pub Date: August 16th 2011

T H R E E • W O R D S

Inventive • Gripping • Compulsive

📖 S Y N O P S I S

Flashforward to the year 2044, the world is a dark and ugly place, a real dystopia. In fact, many choose to escape to a virtual utopia known as the OASIS, a place where you can choose to be anything you want. Ready Player One follows Wade in his ultimate quest to discover a secret egg, hidden somewhere within the OASIS, and inherit creator James Halliday's fortune. A nostalgic, high-stakes, action packed adventure of heartache, friendship, and determination.

💭 T H O U G H T S

It takes a special kind of book, for me to feel fully engaged within the first few pages, thus was the case with Ready Player One. The writing was intriguing and fast-paced, the character development was on point, and the references to 80s pop-culture and video game culture were fantastic. I certainly wish I could have appreciated all of the references to their full potential though. The trio of Parzical, Aech, and Art3mis has great chemistry, and I would have to say Arch was my favourite character, even more so as the story progressed. I listened to the audio simultaneously while reading, and the narration definitely added an extra dimension and really brought the story to life. Given the book is quite long, I am not sure if I'd have enjoyed it as much without the audio. This isn't a genre I typically gravitate towards, so there was apprehension going in, but it quickly dissipated. And this book ended up being just the escape I didn't know I needed.

I'd recommend this to anyone craving retro vibes, an escape from reality or who reads science fiction on a regular basis. And I'll definitely be adding Ready Player Two to my TBR for the future.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• readers looking for retro vibes
• Science Fiction lovers
• those not too sure about Science Fiction

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"'I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life. Right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real. Do you understand?'"

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy. Shit.

Second read: I still really love this book. There's a lot of explanation and a few cringe-worthy moments, but I love the nostalgia I feel in reading this novel. I love how happy it makes me. And it's one that I feel I could read a dozen times more and still enjoy every time.

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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rbacon's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

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

This book had a potential to be even better than it is by cutting out the half-assed romance storyline and building on the apocalyptic/social issues/eco crisis going on and working out how to actually deal with that rather than running away from it!

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This was the most cringey, wish-fulfillment jammed novel I’ve ever had the misfortune to pick up. I was (very) hesitantly willing to read on even after reading the line, “and everybody clapped,” without any irony...and then it suddenly became very racist and transphobic. I am most certainly not interested in finishing this novel, watching the movie, or looking up any of the author’s other books. 0/10 read for me.

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