Ready Player One is by far the best science fiction book I’ve read in a decade or more. When my brother recommended it to me I thought it was just going to be a video game, nerd book but it is so much more. Having grown up watching Star Wars and reading books like Ender’s Game, Ready Player One is a modern day scratch for a sci-fi itch.
The story follows a young boy in a future where virtual reality takes up just about every aspect of a person’s day. From entertainment and leisure to work and education, everything takes place in the virtual universe called the Oasis. Throw in an abundance of 80’s pop culture references and a survival against “the man” action plot and anyone born since 1980 will be completely overtaken with nostalgia and excitement.
Written by screenwriter Ernest Cline, Ready Player One is an easy, enjoyable read and made for a very fun movie. Having said that, I would recommend reading the book over the movie because there are way more references and some of the ones in the movie are hard to spot because there are so many of them. I would highly recommend this book to anyone but readers who were around in the 80’s and 90’s might find it more enjoyable.
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