Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Title: Ready Player One

Author: Ernest Cline

Series/Standalone: Ready Player One Series (Book #1)

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction

Pages: 374

Publisher: Crown Publishers

Year Published: 2011

Format: Audiobook

"IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within the world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.

But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win- and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape."

My Rating: 1.5/5

I'm trying to be more honest with my ratings, even though sometimes I feel that giving books a low rating is a bit harsh. That being said, this book just wasn't for me. I had seen a lot of booktubers read it when the movie came out but not many spoke about it after, and curiosity got the better of me. I attempted to read this knowing nothing, and I think that you need to know a few basic premises going in. This book revolves around 80s pop culture. If that's not an interest to you, or you don't like pop culture references, take a stroll. This book is also a product of its time. 10 years after being published I can confidently say that books that speaks with derogatory terms about transgendered people would not be published, or at least I doubt they would be as ridiculously popular as this book is (one can hope). And lastly, it just wasn't for me.

I don't plan on continuing with the series.

Thanks for reading,

Sidny