Ready Player One, in my opinion, is a book everyone must read at least one point in their childhoods — not necessarily for the lessons it contains but because like Ender’s Game and Legend, it’s one heck of a book. I remember when I read this book around six years, I was totally enraptured by it, and while it lost some of its magic when I read it this time around as a teenager, it was still highly entertaining.
This novel is one of those books that’s stayed with me for me a long time, at least up to now. Something about it was just highly different, and I’d randomly recall snippets of the book even years after I’d read it. For instance, I could still remember all the main character’s names despite having read the book only once, and believe me, I read a lot of books when I was younger.
The setting is basically the foundation for this entire book, which takes place around 2045 in a poverty-stricken, mostly dilapidated world. The OASIS, a highly advanced, immersive, and expansive virtual reality world, is the only source of escape for countless people, especially Wade Watts, an 18-year-old who’s living in a slum-like area. When the creator of the OASIS and founder of the company Gregarious Simulation Systems, James Halliday, dies, a video is released to every OASIS user (practically everyone) saying that whoever finds the Easter Egg hidden in the OASIS simulation will inherit his enormous fortune and all of OASIS. Wade jumps at the opportunity, and the book follows him as he attempts the Gates that he needs to pass in order to find the egg and encounters a variety
of obstacles.
Wade is an easily likable character who readers can easily feel sympathy for after reading his background and story. These two traits make it easy to root for him throughout the book, and the villain of the story, Sorento, is an extremely well-crafted character. And then, of course, you have Wade’s allies/buddies, who are basically those cool friends you’ve always wished for — Aech, Art3mis, and Shoto.
There are scenes throughout the book that I guarantee will have you on the edge of your seat and quite literally leave you unable to put your book down. Try it out, especially if you want an entertaining read. It won’t disappoint.
Review By ~ Andrew
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