Ready Player One
2011 • 384 pages

Ratings1,046

Average rating3.9

15

You know what? I really enjoyed this book. I wanna say I can't fault it but what I mean is any faults do not subtract anything from the amazing qualities this possesses.
Positives
1) This did not shy away from Sci-Fi. A lot of sci-fi is light on the science or gaming or actually realistic stuff but this was good. You had the destruction of the world as a by-product of human development but the fact that it was neglected as everyone choose to escape rather face it head on. You has obesity and drugs and all that good stuff. Whilst this doesn't sound like Sci-Fi, it adds to the believability of the Sci-Fi, making it seem more developed.
2) Wade isn't perfect. Neither is Artemis or H. I enjoyed the fact that these were regular fanatics who weren't isolated from real life ish.
3) It was a flushed out world. I spoke about this before but this world was good enough that I have a picture of it in my head.
4) The action was epic. There is no other way to describe it but epic with music playing, cheering going on and extremely high stakes. Loved it!
5) The audiobook was amazing. Couldn't have asked for more

Now Negatives
1) Whilst I appreciated the fact that the world is different and Wade isn't close with his aunt, I didn't like the way it didn't seem to affect him properly. He wasn't happy but he didn't even seem to grieve or even want to prevent it. Seems a little odd to me...
2) I lost interest a little in the middle. Lost interest is harsh but what I mean is I lost the intensity to pick it back up again. It only lasted for a few chapters but just thought I should mention it.

Overall, Good! Definitely rereading in the future. P.S. read on audiobook by Will Wheaton!!

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