Ready Player One (Unabridged)
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4.5 • 3.2K Ratings
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Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg.
“Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today • “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly
A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready?
In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days.
When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself.
Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • San Francisco Chronicle • Village Voice • Chicago Sun-Times • iO9 • The AV Club
“Delightful . . . the grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost
“An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN
“A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.”—Boston Globe
“Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.”—NPR
“[A] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own.”—iO9
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Choosing Wil Wheaton to narrate Ernest Cline’s sci-fi love letter to ’80s pop culture is a stroke of genius. Wheaton is both an online ambassador of geek culture and a living embodiment of '80s trivia (he played Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Gordie in Stand by Me). Pouring energy and enthusiasm—and a surprisingly good Sean Connery imitation—into his storytelling, Wheaton channels the giddy nostalgia of Cline’s breathlessly paced virtual reality adventure. In other words, he Crushers it.
Customer Reviews
RPO
A story with great descriptions, depth and characterization. It not only is about video games and the 80’s but bears it fair share of religious references. Must read.
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE THING EVER!!
I’ve never had any comfort books to come back to, but that has changed now! This book is immensely enjoyable because I myself am a gamer, and if you’re looking forward to taking part in an adventure, I highly recommend this. Also Wil Wheaton does an outstanding job of narrating the story!
Good but..
I think the story is very fun and interesting to listen to. There’s good world building, and the themes and lessons of the book’s universe parallel ours in cool ways. I like the characters for the most part. However, while I thought the story was good, I really didn’t like the dialogue. To me, it just wasn’t the best and very cringey at times. When people talk about the movie, they make complaints that the film just drops in every IP, Easter egg, and character they could… but the book does that too. When talking about the different planets in the game, the author lists like 15 different popular movies. The main character talks about how Haladay has favorite directors, and he lists like 10 popular ones. He lists what feels like 20 arcade games when talking about just ONE room. I swear this book is 40% just name-dropping popular 80s things just for a “hey I know what that is” moment.
But good book haha