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A review by cultneophyte7
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
5.0
Third Read: October 2023
This book is such a nerd fantasy, no wonder the teenage me ate this shit up all those years ago. While I've definitely outgrown a lot of it by now, this was, and still is incredibly fun.
Second Read: 26/10/2020
As I lay in my bed last night, unable to sleep, I found myself randomly scrolling through the countless books I’ve been storing on my Kindle for the last few years. As I neared the very end of my collection, a certain cover popped up, and a wave of nostalgia swept over me, compelling me to pick this up again. I figured I'd take my time, devouring the book slowly and steadily, given that it is a re-read, after all.
Oh well.
Next thing I know, I’ve spent every moment I could spare throughout the day, and most of the evening ploughing through the pages. And let me tell you, this book is WAY TOO SHORT! The reading experience was a lot of the same, and yet SO different? For one, I've outgrown the characters now. But that's the charming thing about re-reads, really, how your perspective and outlook completely changes in the time between the reads, in turn providing a completely unique reading experience. This was something I felt very strongly, especially for this very book. The first time can never ever be matched, yes, but over the years that have passed, I have come to know of and have experienced most of the stuff that the characters mention and deal with, stuff that I had absolutely NO idea about when I first read the book (I had enjoyed it nonetheless), which only made me appreciate it more. And the funny thing is that I never actively looked to read all that, or watch, or play, or listen, or do. It just happened.
As for the book? Breathtakingly FUN! The coolest! A nerd utopia! I found myself giggling and screaming as I read through certain passages, my heart hopping a little whenever a familiar reference popped up. I was skeptical but nah. Still as delightful as ever, a favorite standalone. Hands down. Cautiously optimistic for Ready Player Two, hoping it’s not a disappointment, like the film adaptation was.
First read: 30/10/2016.
I could relate to Wade like I have never been able to relate to a character before.
Also, Monty Python love. So much love!
This is THE best Sci-Fi dystopian book I have read.
We need OASIS. This shitty world would just be so much better.
This book is such a nerd fantasy, no wonder the teenage me ate this shit up all those years ago. While I've definitely outgrown a lot of it by now, this was, and still is incredibly fun.
Second Read: 26/10/2020
As I lay in my bed last night, unable to sleep, I found myself randomly scrolling through the countless books I’ve been storing on my Kindle for the last few years. As I neared the very end of my collection, a certain cover popped up, and a wave of nostalgia swept over me, compelling me to pick this up again. I figured I'd take my time, devouring the book slowly and steadily, given that it is a re-read, after all.
Oh well.
Next thing I know, I’ve spent every moment I could spare throughout the day, and most of the evening ploughing through the pages. And let me tell you, this book is WAY TOO SHORT! The reading experience was a lot of the same, and yet SO different? For one, I've outgrown the characters now. But that's the charming thing about re-reads, really, how your perspective and outlook completely changes in the time between the reads, in turn providing a completely unique reading experience. This was something I felt very strongly, especially for this very book. The first time can never ever be matched, yes, but over the years that have passed, I have come to know of and have experienced most of the stuff that the characters mention and deal with, stuff that I had absolutely NO idea about when I first read the book (I had enjoyed it nonetheless), which only made me appreciate it more. And the funny thing is that I never actively looked to read all that, or watch, or play, or listen, or do. It just happened.
As for the book? Breathtakingly FUN! The coolest! A nerd utopia! I found myself giggling and screaming as I read through certain passages, my heart hopping a little whenever a familiar reference popped up. I was skeptical but nah. Still as delightful as ever, a favorite standalone. Hands down. Cautiously optimistic for Ready Player Two, hoping it’s not a disappointment, like the film adaptation was.
First read: 30/10/2016.
I could relate to Wade like I have never been able to relate to a character before.
Also, Monty Python love. So much love!
This is THE best Sci-Fi dystopian book I have read.
We need OASIS. This shitty world would just be so much better.