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A review by itzami
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
3.0
It is, at best, an ok book and I’m sad to say that since I had big expectations for it.
Pros:
- the concept is cool
- lots of attainable 80s references
- the descriptions and narrative are easy to follow
- I was happy to see gaming concepts applied to a story and to a world building
- read by Wil Wheaton
Cons:
- I think I kinda read this concept a bit better on [b:Epic|1003985|Epic (Epic, #1)|Conor Kostick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546094126l/1003985._SY75_.jpg|990114] (also a YA book, and definitely older)
- the characters were veeeery superficial and kinda stereotypical
- the plot is … something …
- the several turning points of the story just seem to fly by and no one gives them a lot of attention
- Wade seems to actually be the prodigal son of Batman considering how he’s a mastermind of strategy, hacking and figuring stuff out (and also an expert into fitness montages over the course of 4 weeks)
Overall, a very average book that wins a lot of points by working on a world that a lot of gamers can relate to; but also loses a lot of points for the faulty writing and not very good narrative
Pros:
- the concept is cool
- lots of attainable 80s references
- the descriptions and narrative are easy to follow
- I was happy to see gaming concepts applied to a story and to a world building
- read by Wil Wheaton
Cons:
- I think I kinda read this concept a bit better on [b:Epic|1003985|Epic (Epic, #1)|Conor Kostick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546094126l/1003985._SY75_.jpg|990114] (also a YA book, and definitely older)
- the characters were veeeery superficial and kinda stereotypical
- the plot is … something …
- the several turning points of the story just seem to fly by and no one gives them a lot of attention
- Wade seems to actually be the prodigal son of Batman considering how he’s a mastermind of strategy, hacking and figuring stuff out (and also an expert into fitness montages over the course of 4 weeks)
Overall, a very average book that wins a lot of points by working on a world that a lot of gamers can relate to; but also loses a lot of points for the faulty writing and not very good narrative