Reviews tagging 'Death'

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

92 reviews

kristinj1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I wavered a lot between giving this book a five-star rating, and a 4.75 star rating. It was really interesting and kept me hooked until the very end. I don't know that I can get two nitpicky over much, except that I think it ended a little too quickly, the wrap up happened in like the last 4% of the book. But maybe that's what the sequel is for! Anyway, I hated it in that the setting and the situation was terrible. It was brutally depressing and emotionally draining. Maybe one other thing is that I thought the secondary creator of the system, Ogden morrow, was too easily nice. But other than that, I was totally involved in this book and looked forward to reading it every night.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

xvicesx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

A gorgeous sci-fi story, with a superb plot line and a really creative story. I enjoyed the various layers that went into this, the struggles that Wade has in the real world, the battle against the big bad IOI whose power feels absolute and unbeatable, and the tiny seed of hope that the game represents. 

All in all, it was superb and extremely enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

hazardpossum's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

soton's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Racism, Slavery, and Transphobia

thisiswhy_wecanthavenicethings's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? N/A

4.25

The book started off really slow but I really started to enjoy it. I kind of spaced out during the video game stuff, but I otherwise it was really interesting. I really liked all the characters, and while there were some negative stereotypes, there were some that the author tried to fight. I’ve seen people say that this is a male centric view of the 80s and while I don’t know much about the 80s, I can see why people may not like that but also why it may make sense for the story. Overall I thought this was a really interesting book and dystopia. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

faeleth's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

razkat's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

abicaro17's review

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

elyssam's review

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was fun to read! I loved the supporting characters and the adventure aspect was cool. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death and Death of parent

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, and War

Minor: Slavery