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A review by inuyashaswife
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I didn’t realize this was directed at a very specific audience, who is not me. If you’re a nerd and a huge fan of the ‘80’s then this might be for you.
The dialogue was really cringe-worthy, like the author himself doesn’t know anything about gaming (or possibly uses ‘80’s lingo that I just don’t get/sounded cheesy). The black and asian characters were treated in a weird way that could be offensive to some people. The characters had almost no fleshing out so I couldn’t really route for them, just routed against the villain. The romance was generic and kinda bland and wasted quite a bit of time even the plot was meant to be time sensitive. But there were some cool moments like the puzzles I enjoyed even though I couldn’t have guessed the answers, I also enjoyed the first gate and the end of the third gate the most. That one part where there’s some espionage…. It really didn’t work for me and felt over dramatic and dumb. This feels really rant-y for a two stars but I’m feeling generous, and the narrator was pretty good.
The dialogue was really cringe-worthy, like the author himself doesn’t know anything about gaming (or possibly uses ‘80’s lingo that I just don’t get/sounded cheesy). The black and asian characters were treated in a weird way that could be offensive to some people. The characters had almost no fleshing out so I couldn’t really route for them, just routed against the villain. The romance was generic and kinda bland and wasted quite a bit of time even the plot was meant to be time sensitive. But there were some cool moments like the puzzles I enjoyed even though I couldn’t have guessed the answers, I also enjoyed the first gate and the end of the third gate the most. That one part where there’s some espionage…. It really didn’t work for me and felt over dramatic and dumb. This feels really rant-y for a two stars but I’m feeling generous, and the narrator was pretty good.
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder