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Ready Player One
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.9 (161 Ratings)
Book Rating
Writing is excellent (2 more)
Full of well developed characters
Very believable
Very heavy on the 80s genre (0 more)
If I had been a teenager in the 80s I’m sure I would be absolutely loved the constant references to familiar games, but the 90s was my decade so a great deal went straight over my head. That said the future envisioned by the author is compelling and if I may say, utterly frightening. To not have any future in the real world and to only live in a virtual reality is my worst nightmare come to life. I enjoy playing games but having it BE my life is a step too far. The level of despair I could feel in the book was fascinating. The characters and plot were well developed, believable and realistic. By the time I put this book down, though satisfied with the ending I was relieved to get back to the real world.