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Feb 01, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline follows Wade Watts on his adventures in the Oasis, an enormous virtual world where nearly everyone spend their days. When It’s creator dies, he leaves behind a series of hidden puzzles and a challenge:Whoever solves the puzzles shall inherit all of his fortune, and the Oasis itself. As the years pass, less and less people are looking for these puzzles as the Oasis is bigger than the real world itself, until Wade Watts discovers the first clue. I personally enjoyed this book very much. It would keep me up until 2 in the morning, because I always needed to know what would happen next. Cline taps into endless amounts of nostalgia, and writes in such a way that it feels like every reference should be there rather than just chucking them in for the sake of it. The storyline is something that never feels old, with surprises and suspense consistently making every part interesting and engaging. I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of 80’s culture, video games, and/or wants a fresh imaginative tale that is a joy to read. 5/5 stars. @ANIMAL279 of the Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let me start off by saying that I personally enjoyed the movie more. I wouldn't recommend this book to people who are particularly young because they wouldn't get most of the references as well as the mature themes of this book, as well as the people who don't enjoy video games, because then you're really going to hate this book. The plot is slow and the main protagonist isn't very likeable. Though the book does do some things right such as making a threatening villain, describing action sequences as creating its own creative world. The book really does get better in the last few chapters and has a pretty good climax. Overall, while it does succeed in a few categories it definitely wasn't one of my favourite reads. @StarStriker of the Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board