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dschuettinger's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. If I could I'd give this book more than five stars. Engaging from the first word, relentlessly entertaining, with a heart of gold. Full of delicious nerditude, one of those books you can't wait to get back to. I wish I could read it again for the first time. Highly recommended.
jayhall's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
An incredible story: I'd seen the movie before I read the book, but the two are nothing alike! It was such a pleasure to read a story so full of pop culture references that I love while also keeping everything exciting and fresh! The adventure, puzzle solving, and first person perspective really helped immerse you in the story, and though the romance was very adolescent, I was nonetheless hooked, despite how frustrated I was at times with the protagonist.
hchen5's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
cmorelli's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
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
4.0
livia_r's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.5
ellanaomi_713's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
5.0
michaelpdonley's review against another edition
3.0
This is a very imaginative adventure. It is not great storytelling, but it is a very enjoyable amusement park ride.
nalienkids's review against another edition
5.0
Kirja oli loistava, kun sen ensimmäisen kerran luin vuonna 2012. Se oli loistava, kun luin sen uudelleen Japanin vaihtoni aikana. Ja se on loistava nyt, kun luin sen myös englanniksi. Voih ja oih. Nörttiyttä parhaimmillaan.
lauraeydmann82's review against another edition
4.0
This was a recommendation on goodreads, a website I have been using a lot over the last year or so. The recommendations have been quite interesting and usually very good, so whilst browsing Amazon a few months ago for some summer reads, I saw this and thought I’d give it a go.
The book is a science fiction novel based in America in 2044. The world is in tatters due to a huge recession that has left most of the population living in poverty, and our lead character Wade lives in a tower of trailers – space has become so sparse that trailers are stacked one on top of another. Most people live their lives in a virtual reality world called the Oasis, where they have avatars who live out adventures, go to school, go to work, socialise etc… life seems better in the Oasis than it does in the real world.
The creator of the Oasis, James Halliday, has died and left his entire fortune, including the controlling share in the Oasis, to the winner of an Easter egg hunt in the Oasis. He has hidden 3 keys throughout the Oasis and the person to find all 3 and get through all the gates will win. There are thousands of people trying to get their hands on this vast wealth, and the power that will come with it, mainly split into two groups – Gunters (Egg-hunters) who are gamers who want to win, and IOI oologists who are people paid by IOI (a competing big corporation who want to win the controlling share so they can charge for it and make millions of dollars). Obviously, most people want a gunter to win and the Oasis to stay free, and when Wade (or Parzival – his online avatar name) finds the first key, he and his friends fight for their lives as well as for the Easter egg…
The book contains many many many geeky nerdy references, mainly to pop culture which I liked a lot, I enjoyed it when I recognised something that I know, or loved, and found myself looking up different games that I hadn’t heard of. The references were mainly from the 80′s, but there are later references, and if you are into pop culture at all, you’ll recognise some of them. The story itself is great, conspiracy’s quests, a bit of romance, action, themes of real life vs pretend, big corporations vs the little man – everything I like in a book. It was well written, I liked the characters and enjoyed the little twists here and there, and by the last few chapters found I was unable to put the book down.
It has been described as “Willy Wonka meets the Matrix” which is not only accurate but also, in my opinion, a compliment! If you like science fiction, pop culture, quests and adventures, this book is well worth a read.
The book is a science fiction novel based in America in 2044. The world is in tatters due to a huge recession that has left most of the population living in poverty, and our lead character Wade lives in a tower of trailers – space has become so sparse that trailers are stacked one on top of another. Most people live their lives in a virtual reality world called the Oasis, where they have avatars who live out adventures, go to school, go to work, socialise etc… life seems better in the Oasis than it does in the real world.
The creator of the Oasis, James Halliday, has died and left his entire fortune, including the controlling share in the Oasis, to the winner of an Easter egg hunt in the Oasis. He has hidden 3 keys throughout the Oasis and the person to find all 3 and get through all the gates will win. There are thousands of people trying to get their hands on this vast wealth, and the power that will come with it, mainly split into two groups – Gunters (Egg-hunters) who are gamers who want to win, and IOI oologists who are people paid by IOI (a competing big corporation who want to win the controlling share so they can charge for it and make millions of dollars). Obviously, most people want a gunter to win and the Oasis to stay free, and when Wade (or Parzival – his online avatar name) finds the first key, he and his friends fight for their lives as well as for the Easter egg…
The book contains many many many geeky nerdy references, mainly to pop culture which I liked a lot, I enjoyed it when I recognised something that I know, or loved, and found myself looking up different games that I hadn’t heard of. The references were mainly from the 80′s, but there are later references, and if you are into pop culture at all, you’ll recognise some of them. The story itself is great, conspiracy’s quests, a bit of romance, action, themes of real life vs pretend, big corporations vs the little man – everything I like in a book. It was well written, I liked the characters and enjoyed the little twists here and there, and by the last few chapters found I was unable to put the book down.
It has been described as “Willy Wonka meets the Matrix” which is not only accurate but also, in my opinion, a compliment! If you like science fiction, pop culture, quests and adventures, this book is well worth a read.
somelazyreader's review against another edition
1.0
Too much stuff that has next to nothing to do with the story and didn't bring much joy reading it. If it hadn't been the only book I had with my today I would have dnfed it.
For the hype this book has it left me bored and unimpressed. Sure pop-culture references are cool and everything but at one ponit I just got annoyed having them stuffed in my face without any reason (or greater good for the story or characters) Guess some people can like that book, but it wasn't me.
For the hype this book has it left me bored and unimpressed. Sure pop-culture references are cool and everything but at one ponit I just got annoyed having them stuffed in my face without any reason (or greater good for the story or characters) Guess some people can like that book, but it wasn't me.