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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

10 reviews

wren_cat's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book has many flaws. There are these multiple-page lord drops where about 10% of it is actually important and the rest is just kind of boring. There are many things that for all intents and purposes should be important to the plot, and then end up not being important to the plot and are just kind of ignored and/or downright contradicted. And of course, it contains quite a few eye-rollingly sexist and racist moments. But, despite all that, this really is a fun book with an engaging plot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, and Lesbophobia

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

HOLY SHIT. Well gooddamm. So this is probably one of the best books I have ever read (well listened too but same difference). Wade Watts is a socially awkward poor 18 year old boy living in the year 2045. In this not so distant future, a immersive reality video game has taken over most of the planet. The Oasis was invented by James Haliday and Oggden Morrow. When Haliday died, his will revealed that he will leave all of his fortune and the entire Oasis game in the hands of the player who can find the egg he hid. Wade, and most of the Oasis population, has been searching for the first key for 5 years and when he accidentally stumbles upon the answer everything changes. This is a beautiful tale of love, friendship, perseverance, and ambition along with the message that reality is better than even the best recreations. I definitely thought this would be a boy book, based on the movie (which I have seen and can safely say this is almost nothing like it), but it pleasantly surprised me with how entertaining and emotionally deep Cline goes. This is a fantastic read/listen and I will be rereading this soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tensiar's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

The author can imagine a high technology future world, but cannot imagine that in this future sexism, racism and queerphobia couldn't exist. Also transphobic language. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

lyssa_winegar's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.75

i hated this book. i think it sucked and it was painful to finish for book club.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Lesbophobia

lenorayoder's review against another edition

adventurous

3.0

I might have rated this 4 stars because I do think the world is cool, but the teen boy of it all gets to be a bit much, especially by the end of the book. At first I thought the main character was just an accurate portrayal of teen boyness, warts and all, but it becomes obvious as the book goes on that Wade can do no wrong (and actually those aren’t warts at all!) once he’s learned the Moral of the Story. Cline also really hits you over the head with said moral. And let’s not forget the clumsy exposition that continues throughout the novel. I can tolerate that at the beginning of a book, but the entire thing?? Also “rubenesque”. More than once. Kill me. 

Kind of a bummer, because I think this book had a lot of potential. I still liked it though, and I’ll probably check out the sequel. I can definitely see why this was adapted into a movie and I’ll be checking that out too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

danka66's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

its_erin's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

If there was a church dedicated 
to all things 80s Fandom, this would be the Bible and the nerds and geeks would be patron saints. This book, while a slow starter in my opinion, picks up steam to become quite an engaging adventure. Will Wheaton does an excellent and skillful job as narrator, which added to the experience. Some may find this story to be a bit tedious and laden with references, but if you can put that aside then you're in for a treat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual content, Outing, and Abandonment

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This could have been so good

<<<SPOILERS(?)>>>

Ok number 1, we’re gonna talk about how all the gunters are like B) look how cool i am i know all these thing and like cool retro things
THATS NOT COOL
YOU LITERALLY DONT HAVE A PERSONALITY 
YOU HAVE A COPY OF A PERSONALITY FROM SOME OLD DEAD GUY
oh hey wade? STOP STATING WHAT THE SONGS ARE AND THINKING WERE GONNA BE IMPRESSED- THATS NOT A SPECIAL SKILL
also brosky art3mis was literally like i dont want to date. Like verrrry fucking clearly and u were like cool imma confess my love to you whenever i see u
I was so mad that he was the one to win, like it was super predictable but he literally sat around doing fuck all but moping for like 6 months after the first gate
Also why would you not just like post how to get through the later gates as soon as you get through like? Even if other gunters get to them and the beat you later, like that is still more people to compete against the sixers? So,, stupid
Oh yeah hey wade u dumb bitch? Why may i ask did u spray paint your windows black? Why not, i dont know, get curtains?? Ya lil freak.
Also i know it was kinda on purpose but the challenges were so anticlimactic hahaha no winder they changed them all in the film.
Dude wade was so annoying, like until he mopes about doing - literally nothing- he just like perfectly goes through everything, dude its no fun watching the mc breeze through all of lifes challenges, woulda been so much better from art3mis’ perspective
Oh and why did you have to do that whole omg im so ugly you cant even look at me cry cry cry bit from her, damn, girly is so confident what the hell was that about?? She doesnt need wade to be like no, i dont think so
Also once again I DONT NEED TO KNOW HOW BIG ALL THE GIRLS BOOBS ARE? THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE FIRST SENTENCE ABOUT THEM ALL I STG
ok i think im done xx
Oh wait ahah it was so funny how wade literally didnt leave his house looool and also got a bit incel-y at one point
Oh also those like random throw away homophobic comments for no reason at the start???
Oh also its pointless (ha youll get that in a min) that when everyone goes through the gates they always get 100,000 points, like, you might as well get 1 point, that just stupid
Dude either relate things to your plot or leave them out, i dont need to hear you talk about some obscure made up tech reference if it has absolutely no relevance to your plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment