RATING. ✖✖✖✖
A breezy, thrilling YA sci-fi read whose 80s nostalgia is enough to make anyone weep for a pair of leg warmers. I’m not kidding.
SYNPOSIS: 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. 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.
Well. It’s only fair I get into the review! I devoured this book over a weekend when I really should’ve been studying, so saying it kept me interest piqued during each and every page is an understatement, to say the least.
Ready Player One is the perfect mix of Ender’s Game sci-fi, a tribute to 80s memorabilia and a homage to gaming culture in general. As someone who’s spent her fair share of her childhood on the internet, all of the above makes me positively giddy with excitement. Since the book was a fairly quick read (clocking in at ca 390 pages.) it was a no-brainer for me to enjoy it!
Gaiman meets Kurt Vonnegut in this darkly whimsical, hilariously profound, and wildly imaginative comedy of the secrets of life and love. Transporting us from ancient India to outer space to Renaissance Italy to the present day, is a journey through time, space, and the human heart.
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