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A review by stormycassidy
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
3.0
I was ready to give this a 5-star review until the last few chapters. I had a few issues with the plot line and when it tried to convince us that AI and digital immortality is the same as living forever, I had a hard time not rolling my eyes. There is no substitute for the human experience, no matter how well technology can attempt to copy it. Being able to digitally "resurrect" someone that has passed away doesn't seem very plausible, at least not in the way laid out here.
I liked Wade's quest but every turn seemed to undermine him as someone that deserved to win the contest laid out in book one so I question how he had the ability to get where he was by the end of book two. He was not able to complete a single quest without the aid of someone else and makes me question him as the ultimate hero. And finally, there's a bit of a time warp when the 12hr countdown begins. Somehow several chapters fit in the span of less than 10 minutes and they miraculously get out of the situation just in time. There's some serious faults in logic here and throughout the book's ending.
I liked Wade's quest but every turn seemed to undermine him as someone that deserved to win the contest laid out in book one so I question how he had the ability to get where he was by the end of book two. He was not able to complete a single quest without the aid of someone else and makes me question him as the ultimate hero. And finally, there's a bit of a time warp when the 12hr countdown begins. Somehow several chapters fit in the span of less than 10 minutes and they miraculously get out of the situation just in time. There's some serious faults in logic here and throughout the book's ending.