A Bit Bookish

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was such an interesting read--and one that I really enjoyed overall, despite a 'what's up with that?' ending. Those 80s pop culture references were a blast, and I managed to catch most of them well enough. I am not a gamer either, so the fact that I still got a lot out of this despite that fact is a testament to the way it was written I think. Cline has said that his primary occupation has always been geeking out, so if you are a member of that club you will probably like the book. The movie will be released in March, directed by Steven Spielberg. If it is as visually striking as Ghost in a Shell was and the storyline demands, it will be a popular one. In the meantime, read the book. It's 2044 and most of humanity escapes an ugly world by escaping into a hyper-realistic 3D videogame paradise called OASIS. Somewhere within that networked playground the creator has hidden an Easter Egg--the ultimate lottery ticket. Wade Watts is on a mission to find it. With the help of his best friend Aech, Art3mis (a famous egg hunter and blogger), and Japanese gamers Daito and Shoto, he goes up against a wicked international corporation (IOI) in a story that is one part techno-thriller and one part nostalgia trip. But be prepared for that ending!


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