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A review by logarithms
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
2.0
I mean, it was entertaining, but I had high hopes for this book and it really let me down.
I didn't grow up in the 80s, I'm not even a gamer? Even if I was, I don't think I would've enjoyed this book any more. I just wanted to read a cool book that has a video-games-become-reality feel with a few fun references. This felt more like a trivia book with mild plot thrown in.
I'd say my favourite part was the interaction with the Sixers, when they found Wade outside of the Oasis and made him realise that what he was doing wasn't just a game. I thought the book would change after that, but it continued to read like 'just a game'.
The ending was disasterously unsatisfying, and it's a shame that such a good concept went to waste due to a lack of plot, weak writing and the authors desire to cram references into every single line.
I didn't grow up in the 80s, I'm not even a gamer? Even if I was, I don't think I would've enjoyed this book any more. I just wanted to read a cool book that has a video-games-become-reality feel with a few fun references. This felt more like a trivia book with mild plot thrown in.
I'd say my favourite part was the interaction with the Sixers, when they found Wade outside of the Oasis and made him realise that what he was doing wasn't just a game. I thought the book would change after that, but it continued to read like 'just a game'.
The ending was disasterously unsatisfying, and it's a shame that such a good concept went to waste due to a lack of plot, weak writing and the authors desire to cram references into every single line.