Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline had me hooked from the very beginning. The atmosphere of the book, world, and characters were overwhelming and had me on the edge of my seat most of the time. The history of Oasis and the creators brought light to the virtual reality world. The hunt for the Easter Egg brought excitement to the book but the real purpose behind the story was to stop the organization IOI from taking over Oasis.

I really enjoyed this book and it kept me interested constantly with all of the different pop culture references. I loved that I knew a good amount of them but the others gave me a reason to look them up and learn about new movies, songs, and games to be interested in.

The characters were very well done and interesting to read about. I really enjoyed the main character, Wade, because he was very believable and seemed like the type of stereotype that would be obsessed with video games and virtual reality worlds. Art3mis was badass and I really enjoyed reading about her character because she brought a new spunk to the table. Aech was the funny friend that everyone has and looked out for Wade a lot. All of the main characters were very smart and knew a lot about Halliday.

I liked that there was a villain aspect in this book and that it wasn't completely revolved around getting the Easter egg. There was another purpose to finding the egg first for the characters. It was a nice addition and helped keep the book/game balanced.

Overall, this book had a good balance of humor, knowledge, references, and video game aspects to please even the smallest portion of a geek/nerd. I geeked out during this entire book and the ending had me screaming about foreshadowing I noticed and things I knew would happen. It kept me entertained and that is something I haven't had from a book in a while.

I would recommend this book to so many people and I already have! Anyone that is even remotely interested by the synopsis should pick up this book. If anything, you will get a fast read that will keep you entertained. The best will get an experience that they can live through the eyes of Wade.

Book discussion video where I discuss the whole book! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESbHFsRyqo8