READY PLAYER ONE

SUMMARY

In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days.

When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself. 

Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win.

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OPINION

I admit I got a little too lost in this story. The pages flew by faster than I wanted them too and I was hooked from the beginning. I got emotionally attached to each character (whether good or bad emotions), and just fell in love with this VR OASIS. Be prepared for a ton of 80’s references within the following: movies, games, TV shows, comics, and music. There is a lot of info dumps, especially at the beginning. If you like competition stories, I would definitely pick this one up, especially if you are a gamer of classics.

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Surprisingly, I really liked the info dumps. Yes, you heard me right. I liked them! All the information about how Halliday came up with the game and how the MC would geek-out . . . I was glued to the pages.

• The “main” conflict.

• The characters and *static covers up words* at the end. Emotions and feelings went overboard!

• The OASIS of course and the endless possibilities within.

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What I Didn’t Like

• The info dumps. Yes, I liked and disliked them. I disliked them when they showed up during fast-paced scenes, and they completely sloooowwwwed everything down and I didn’t want the scene to slow down. So, doing those moments I did not like them very much.

• It was a little predictable, but that doesn’t always have to be a bad thing.

 

Overall, this one was highly enjoyable! If you love video games, competition, and futuristic dystopian stories, this one is for you