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Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
The worldwide bestseller--now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. In the year 2045, 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 this 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.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Cline, Ernest
- ISBN: 9780307887443
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.01 x 0.88
- Number Of Pages: 384
- Publication Year: 2012
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Teen and Technology Together!!!
Would RecommendDeborah H. - 1 month agoMy grandson loved it! we will be sharing it now in a little neighborhood library for others to enjoy!
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Get Ready To Be Amazed
Marissa T. - 1 year 5 months agoThe book is set in a possible future where fuel has run out, and humanity is clinging on to the only rope of hope they have: living in a virtual reality. If you grew up in the eighties, this book is one you should read and think back to the fond memories of playing the first Atari or singing along to the amazing soundtrack of a John Hughes film. The character development was slow, but eventually Wade learns not only does he have to survive in the game system, but he also has to fight for his survival in the real world. Hints of love give the sappy reader something to fight for, and the adventure-loving readers are not disappointed. Although this book starts off slow, once the first key is found, it is a riveting, page-turner and I highly recommend it. Many people will say it is a Harry Potter for grownups. Disregard it. Let this book stand tall in its own genre and in its own right. It certainly has got the power to do so.
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No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful.
Samantha C. - 2 years agoReady Player One is a fascinating story of a young man in the year 2045, who has grown up in the midst of an energy crisis, in poverty, with no chance for a better life. His only escape is the Oasis - a virtual utopia where so much more is possible. His avatar is still bound by his social class, but things are not nearly so hopeless in the Oasis as they are in the real world. This is primarily because the creator of the Oasis, who has just died, states in his will that the first player to wind their way through a series of puzzles will inherit his entire fortune and the rights to the Oasis. There is lighthearted hilarity, fierce competition and lots of '80s nostalgia. This book didn't read so much like a sci-fi novel as it did a story of fighting for the ones you love, for your life and for the good of all humanity.
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Similar to the Matrix but with tons of 80's reference!
Marrong T. - 2 years 3 months agoFor videogame, sci-fi, and 80's media enthusiasts. Ernest Cline paints a fantastic picture of Earth's future where the virtual world is more realistic to the main character, Wade Watts than the real one. In the virtual world of OASIS, its creator has set up a contest for whichever player to find his easter egg first, will win all of the creator's fortune. Wade and millions of other players set out on this daunting task to find this highly sought after prize. Funny, exciting, action packed, and nostalgic.
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The search for the ultimate easter egg begins here.
Robert B. - 2 years 10 months agoWe live in a world where the internet inhabits every part of life. From banking to shopping, on our phones and our music, we are all connected. Flash forward 30 years, imagine that the internet has become a fully interactive, lived-in type of world, where from the comfort of your own home you have the ability to go anywhere, at any time, do anything. Add in some 80s nostalgia and a quirky underdog and you have "Ready Player One." This book will suck in any reader that grew up in the 1980s, played video games, or lives in todays world of the internet. An easy read and thrilling as well, this is a book you won't put down until you are finished. And with a 2017 Stephen Spielberg directed film coming soon, better to read it now before then. This is a book that any movie adaptation will lose a great deal of in context and subject matter, so read it before its too late and get your name on the high score board.
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