Reviews

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

brynnabailermango's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

3.0

mabfred's review against another edition

4.0

Kniha je nesmírně čtivá, zejména pro geeky, kteří mají rádi osmdesátá léta. Děj běží a opravdu jsem se od knihy nemohl odtrhnout. Ale asi od konce první třetiny jsem si uvědomoval, že mi v knize také něco chybí. Autor naznačí určité postapokalyptické prvky, sociální kritiku a náhled na to, kam se společnost budoucnosti posunula, ale toto téma nakonec zůstává nevytěženo. Což je škoda, protože mi na konci zbyla spousta otázek o tom, co budou hlavní postavy dělat dál. Jaký vlastně je reálný svět, ve kterém žijí. Jakou mají perspektivu s nově nabytým bohatstvím - je možné, aby svět učinily lepším, tak jak někteří z nich sní?
Hodnotím pěti hvězdičkami hlavně proto, že to není špatná kniha a dobře se čte. Ale mohla být ještě lepší - uvidíme, zda bude pokračování a co přinese. Je to přece jen spíš čtení kategorie young adults, ale i to může být trochu s přesahem.

eme20's review against another edition

4.0

I absolutely LOVED the world-building. It was vivid, realistic, and interesting! I felt like I was there alongside Wade the whole time, because it was so descriptive. The only comment I have against it, is that there were times where the book just focused on explaining things and I’d lose interest and end up skimming until I got to the next bit. Overall, great!!

author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition

5.0

It is 2045 and VR has come to MMORPGs. The richest person in the world, James Halliday, owns the dominant video game: OASIS – Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation. He has just died and willed his empire to whoever finds the hidden Easter egg. Halliday loves the 1980s, so coin-op video games, John Hughes films, Commodore-64, TRS-80, and all 1980s music is important. Parzival is a teenage boy set on winning the prize.

If you are interested in history, specifically the history of computers, video games, or 1980s popular culture... If you play MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft or Everquest… you’ll enjoy Ready Player One by Ernest Cline for the extensive trivia and the excitement of the quest.

For my detailed report: http://1book42day.blogspot.com/2018/03/ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline.html

Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for book recommendations.

banana83854's review against another edition

4.0

Between 3.5-4 stars.. Really fun. Lots of similarities and differences between this and the movie, which I both liked a lot.

chanzlyn's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

1.5

This book could have easily been at least 50 pages shorter by simply removing Cline's need to repeat long lines of random things like authors or the scoreboard that truly add nothing to the story.

1 is that this is, in fact, a book that I finished. .5 is because I liked the idea of the virtual world.

demibeans's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

manonh90's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

catboston's review against another edition

5.0

So if you love video games, this one’s for you. It is a futuristic story that is steeped in pop culture of the 80’s—gaming (obviously), but also music, movies, and a list of authors who defined 80’s sci-fi.

elspry1234's review against another edition

3.0

not written for people who do not understand 80s references