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I didn't like this as much as everyone else seems to have. One of the book's biggest appeals are the pop culture references, but part of the problem for me (and not really the fault of the book) is that the author's 80s pop culture touchstones were not my 80s pop culture touchstones, with a few exceptions.
My main problem, though, is that I felt the book was way too heavy on exposition. The story would be moving along and then would have to stop to explain rules of the game, or how the Oasis wor ...more
My main problem, though, is that I felt the book was way too heavy on exposition. The story would be moving along and then would have to stop to explain rules of the game, or how the Oasis wor ...more
This was a fun book to read. It snatched me up right from the start and brought me into a world of 80s-referenced adventure. I think people who know much more about video games and old school computers would enjoy this book even more than me. I found all of the 80s movie and TV references to be a lot of fun. I can see myself recommending this to adventurous teenaged readers that come to my public library. I wonder whether the 80s throwback references will be a turnoff or something to trigger new
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If you like stuff from the 1980s or video games you will love this book. If you love adventure you will love this book. I'm not a sci-fi person but found this book hard to put down. Wade is an 18 year old boy that doesn't have much of a life in 2045. He prefers life in OASIS an online gaming system / alternate life. He even attends school on this system. There is a fortune to win and Wade along with others including an evil corporation are on the hunt to control OASIS. Ernest Cline does a great
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A great homage to the 80s while still being futuristic and dystopian. Quite a read!
I regret not pulling this book off my shelf, dusting it off and reading it sooner. This book was so good. Having been in high school and college in the eighties, this book was just a celebration of things I loved and still love for sentimental reasons. The world changes so quickly and in hindsight you yearn for those times and how happy you were without even realizing it. I really hope the movie does this book justice.
A lot of fun and surprisingly touching. A fun ride.
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