Ready Player One

I'm still on a quest for new authors and seem to be in a sci-fi rut for the last couple of weeks. I'm not sure where I found Ready Player One, but it looked interesting and had received decent reviews.
Overall it had a decent storyline, albeit predictable. There was never any doubt as to whether the hero would win in the end, basically your typical “group of like minded people surmount great odds” type of book. The most unique aspect of the book, and why I think it has received good reviews was the nearly unbearable torrent of 80's trivia. I understand that this was central to the story, but many times throughout I went into scanning mode just go get past the useless facts and parse out the relevant bits of story.
I'm also not a fan of the overly descriptive sci-fi writer.

Full review posted at:
http://www.mattsrespite.com/2012/01/dont-waste-your-time-with-ready-player.html