Book Review
Ernest Clines's Ready Player One is a thrilling novel about a teenage boy's journey to find billions of dollars before the entire world. All in a simulated video game. This video game is a program called the OASIS, and it is where the entire world now goes to escape the horrors of the real world. In the OASIS, people can be whatever they want to be. They can look however they want to look and talk however they want to talk. There are machines that even make it feel like the real world. The creator of the OASIS died, and he leaves his enormous fortune to whoever can solve the scavenger hunt that he puts in place.
I would give this book a 4 out of 5 star rating. First of all, it is a really intense book and I could see it happening in the future. Eventually we will have the technology to create simulated worlds that look and feel exactly like the real one. When this happens, nobody will ever leave their own homes. Also, Ernest Cline writes in a style that is quick paced and action packed.
I think that anyone who like science fiction books or someone who likes video games would like this book. Also, people who like 80's culture would like it because the book is constantly referencing it. The creator of the OASIS was fixated on the 80's, and the book is filled with 80's life.
This actually sounds like a really interesting book, I wouldn't think I'd like a book relating around video games, but the way you described it made it sound like something I'd enjoy.
ReplyDeleteDuncan, I read this book after Mr. Allen passed it over to me because we are both nerd children of the 1980's! There were SO many references to the culture - I'm wondering if those references were funny to you, or if you knew what they were? Or if you didn't, maybe it didn't affect your enjoyment of the story? Hmmmmm. Great choice for an independent read!
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