Excellent! I couldn’t put it down(although I read it in segments)! As a young adult, I loved 80’s music and nostalgia so I felt right at home! Well written with a sweet ending! Look forward to the next one!

Awesome! Where virtual reality is better than the real world and characters live out their dreams and fantasies online. Fantastic action too!

My favorite book?

This book may be fun for a teenager, or someone who really likes all the 80's references, but it was not for me – a 26-year-old LGBT gamer. It feels poorly written, and the story content is not enough to make up for it; especially when I've already seen the movie. The dystopian setting lacks verisimilitude. Ultimately, the book reads as though the author is trying to relive a fantasy of his past. I gave it a fair chance, but I didn't finish it.

Sometimes a not very good book can be a lot of fun to read and I would put this book in that category. The writing is poor and the exhaustive pop culture references can be tedious. Cline uses the cheapest kinds of cheats to get characters out of jams (previously unmentioned items of "inventory" that get used to solve the problem or a particular skill a character has, also previously unmentioned, that is just what is needed.) This is just lazy writing. And, yes, the "politics" are suspect - perhaps a lot more now than when it was written ten years ago. But, despite all of this, the basic plot of the book kept me going and Cline manages to keep a page turning energy to his story. It is junk food for the sci-fi reader. I know, you get no nutrition, but it is fun while it lasts.

As a self-professed nerd, I found this book deeply disappointing. While I will say that Ernest Cline has a knack for creating tension in his writing, the issues I had with the book far outweigh the "fun tone" it tries to evoke.

I agree with the criticism about the lack of plot and excessive references but to me, the real issues are how the book is steeped in gatekeeping, toxic masculinity, homophobic slurs, transphobia, and tropes like "stalking for love" quite frankly the worst and most harmful parts of nerd culture, and does nothing to challenge these ideas.

While there are women in the universe they tend to fall under the "not like other girls" trope is seen as prizes to be won by the male characters or treated like their identities do not matter.
Wade's best friend has a white male character who is revealed to be a black lesbian. Wade reacts with anger that his friend deceived him, instead of empathizing that being a woman on the internet is an existence of violence and harassment and understanding her choice. Then he basically says that he does not care about her identity. He should care that his friend is a black lesbian since these are critical parts of her identity

I would not recommend this book. This is a tired self-indulgent story that in a post-gamergate world is no longer "meaningless fun".

Maybe because I am adult parts of this book were rather boring. I guess the overly detailed descriptions are mostly necessary to explain the situation and scenery so I continued. The last half of the book is much more interesting and does a good job keeping suspense and excitement revved up. Overall a good read for all ages.

Boom! what a unique and involving story. I was head first down the rabbit whole with this one.
What a great lead character. All the 80's references, though while familiar (showing my age) the references had me wanting to watch anime and movies from my childhood.
This is added to "My favorites" shelf belong to my 5/5 reviews.

On a side note - The movie was trash and I'm devastated that I haven't heard one positive thing about Ready Player Two.

When the film adaptation for this book was first released, I decided to read the book before going to the cinema to watch the movie. I spent an entire day reading it from cover to cover, all the while completely immersed. The novel itself is set in a futuristic environment, and revolves around a race to find the secret in a popular online game, with a massive prize to the first player to discover the secret. You’re guaranteed to like it if you enjoy reading about adventures, as the entire book is a large adventure divided into smaller pieces. Also, the novel is packed to the brim with video game references, and reading the book itself feels like playing a game as the protagonist. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone seeking an adventure, and even to those who have already watched the movie version, as a significant portion of the book’s contents were altered in the film.
Age rating: 12 and up, includes one violent scene featuring a crime

This title is wild