Location : Cleveland, OH
The year is 2044 and the real world is
a cold, depressing place. Unemployment is so high that there is a two year
waiting list to work at a fast food restaurant. The environment is pretty
much in a shambles, there's a severe energy crisis, famine is everywhere.
The only escape is OASIS, where most of humanity spends its waking hours.
OASIS is a massive virtual galaxy where your avatar can be anything you
want it to be, it's a place where you can live, play, quest on any of the
thousands of planets.
The creator of OASIS, James Halliday, dies and leaves his immense fortune to the person who can crack his Easter Egg. It's a hunt that generates a lot of interest, from the gunters (those that search for the egg) to the people of IOI, a corporation that will stop at nothing to control, and monetize, OASIS. However, the hunt has been on for five years and no one is close to finding the answer to the first puzzle.
Poor, but through his OASIS school and his school issued OASIS terminal, visor, and haptic gloves, Wade is able to work on the puzzle as well as to immerse himself in his favorite pastime - the 1980's. It's no mystery why he is fascinated with that decade, it was also James Halliday's favorite time. And it holds clues to the first puzzle as well as to the winning of the fortune. Wade doesn't have the money, credits, or level, to explore any of the planets in OASIS, so his chances to win the prize are fairly remote.
But then he stumbles upon the answer to the first puzzle.
In that moment, everything changes for him. The world knows his OASIS name, he's famous. But there are also factions that will stop at nothing to kill him, in OASIS and the real world. Now, Wade is a race for his life, for the future of OASIS, and for the egg at the end of the hunt.
Ready Player One is Ernest Cline's first novel and it is a real pager turner. Not just because you care about Wade and his friends, or because it has a tight, exciting plot, but also because Cline inserts so many references to the 80's that it is a joy to read. The novel will appeal to geeks and non-geeks alike. If you grew up in the 1980's, or came of age during that decade, you will be pleased with the references, from the music of Rush, to the movies of John Hughes, to the arcade games like Defender, Battlefield, and Pac-Man. These references do not detract from the story, but rather adds an interesting layer to Ready Player One. That the people of 2044 would find the 1980's so fascinating, because Halliday lived during it, adds a level of hilarity. Ready Player One is an excellent novel, one that will have you engaged until the last page is turned.
Disclosure:
Obtained from: Library
Payment: Borrowed
The creator of OASIS, James Halliday, dies and leaves his immense fortune to the person who can crack his Easter Egg. It's a hunt that generates a lot of interest, from the gunters (those that search for the egg) to the people of IOI, a corporation that will stop at nothing to control, and monetize, OASIS. However, the hunt has been on for five years and no one is close to finding the answer to the first puzzle.
Poor, but through his OASIS school and his school issued OASIS terminal, visor, and haptic gloves, Wade is able to work on the puzzle as well as to immerse himself in his favorite pastime - the 1980's. It's no mystery why he is fascinated with that decade, it was also James Halliday's favorite time. And it holds clues to the first puzzle as well as to the winning of the fortune. Wade doesn't have the money, credits, or level, to explore any of the planets in OASIS, so his chances to win the prize are fairly remote.
But then he stumbles upon the answer to the first puzzle.
In that moment, everything changes for him. The world knows his OASIS name, he's famous. But there are also factions that will stop at nothing to kill him, in OASIS and the real world. Now, Wade is a race for his life, for the future of OASIS, and for the egg at the end of the hunt.
Ready Player One is Ernest Cline's first novel and it is a real pager turner. Not just because you care about Wade and his friends, or because it has a tight, exciting plot, but also because Cline inserts so many references to the 80's that it is a joy to read. The novel will appeal to geeks and non-geeks alike. If you grew up in the 1980's, or came of age during that decade, you will be pleased with the references, from the music of Rush, to the movies of John Hughes, to the arcade games like Defender, Battlefield, and Pac-Man. These references do not detract from the story, but rather adds an interesting layer to Ready Player One. That the people of 2044 would find the 1980's so fascinating, because Halliday lived during it, adds a level of hilarity. Ready Player One is an excellent novel, one that will have you engaged until the last page is turned.
Disclosure:
Obtained from: Library
Payment: Borrowed
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