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Oct 22, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I watched the movie ‘Ready Player One’ before I read the book by Ernest Cline. I saw the movie in theatres, and I loved it so I decided to read the book. The book was so much better than the movie, and the movie was really good. The book had very specific details, and it was a thrilling read. If you love the 80s then I would highly recommend reading this book. The movie was also very entertaining, but many aspects were very different from the book, and after I read the book I was disappointed that Steven Spielberg didn’t use the same story line, but I understand that he made the movie for a larger audience, and there are a lot more ‘geeky’ things in the novel. I really enjoyed Ready Player One, for I really like sci-fi stories. I would rate this book a 5/5, I really liked it. - @sarcasticmoth of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library Now a major motion picture, Ready Player One was an amazing book to read. In the future, virtual reality is what everyone uses to get by. The real world is broken by environmental damages, wars, etc. A genius man designed The Oasis, which is a world in the virtual reality that lets you play games, go to school, go shopping and so much more. When he dies, he leaves his fortune behind. He designs a scavenger hunt within the game to lead it to his fortune. many years passed by and no-one found the first key or where it was located until Wade. He was the first person to find the first key and then everyone starts looking for it. He makes friends along the way and there is a lot of competition. I really liked this book, it was captivating and very sci-fi. The book leaves you in suspense at times and you can't help but keeps reading. I recommend this book to anyone who's looking for a good book. 5/5 stars - @AquafinaAstra of the Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board Taking place in a somewhat clichéd setting; a dystopian future, society hides away from reality in virtual reality in the enjoyable novel ‘Ready Player One’. It all begins with an egg. An Easter egg, to be precise. Not the chocolate eggs, but a hidden secret within a game. The book follows the main character, Wade Watts on his hunt to find the hidden egg within the OASIS, the virtual reality that took over the world, and win the fortune that comes with it. It has him, the friends and enemies he makes along the way. The book takes an interesting, tried-and-true theme, and takes another new spin on it. Unlike many of it’s ilk, however, this virtual reality bears no threat to the user’s life. A mix of new and old themes in this book make it very interesting and engaging. However, the most interesting thing about this book is it’s use of old pop culture. Arcade games and old movies have a huge role in this book, which to me at least, made it incredibly fun when the characters were, for example, acting out ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’. The characters are interesting, but they reveal some interesting traits about them pretty late in the book, and they’re kind of unchanging. Overall, the book is funny, interesting, and especially engaging if you’re in your 30s or 40s(as of writing this in 2019). Just a note however, this is not suitable for younger audiences, with some mature themes within. I would recommend this book to anyone over the age of 16. 4/5. @Xeno of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board