Book Review Ready Player One

There were times he thought he would never finish the manuscript let alone publish it.

Book review ready player one. Layered with inside jokes and sly references that will appeal to a wide range of readers ready player one is a smart funny thriller that both celebrates and critiques online culture. Ready player one was on my wish list. But the novel mostly.

Ernest cline s ready player one is a book filled with references to video games virtual reality 80s pop culture trivia geek heroes like e. The author is accomplished at developing suspense even though much of the narrative is set in virtual reality. Ready player one is another book where i m going to have to do a separate spoiler review on it.

There are a lot of cool things that can be done with a digital world that could serve as a commentary on capitalism. Wade watts is just another teenager who escapes his life and problems by going to the oasis a virtual reality world. But he is not the only one trying to get all the keys.

Just like shine the premise has a lot more promise than the book delivers on. Wade s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world s digital confines puzzles that are based on their. I am a child of 90 s and i grew up in an era of video games so i m naturally drawn to these titles and i must say ready player one brings back a lot of fun memories thanks for the review.

I got to know about it after casey neistat recommended it on his book club video and when i realized that spielberg making a movie based on it i knew i had. One of the main characters in the story is a fierce independent young woman who competes with the other players to find the hidden keys to win the easter egg. Another group of people that the book might appeal to are young adult females.

The only time teenager wade watts really feels alive is when he s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the oasis. Read our book review for ready player one to find out. Ready player one it took ernest cline 10 years to write ready player one.