Ika Makimaki reviewed Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, #1)
Review of 'Ready Player One' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It has been said before, but it is true: This is a pop culture geek's wet dream.
This book is genius! It manages to mesh together magic, technology, music and movies in a single coherent sci-fi universe. And it pulls it off in a way that is not at all unlikely and even probable in the upcoming future.
I will refrain from the specifics to keep this spoiler free. Will say that I am excited about the news of a movie being made from it in the near future.
It is an easy read, moves along quickly and has a lot of fun elements everywhere. It gets cheesy and almost predictable, but pulls it off by constantly paying homage to the 80s, which where themselves cheesy and almost predictable. It's got some of the most epic battles ever and keeps taking you back to this nostalgia of tokusatsu, old videogames, …
It has been said before, but it is true: This is a pop culture geek's wet dream.
This book is genius! It manages to mesh together magic, technology, music and movies in a single coherent sci-fi universe. And it pulls it off in a way that is not at all unlikely and even probable in the upcoming future.
I will refrain from the specifics to keep this spoiler free. Will say that I am excited about the news of a movie being made from it in the near future.
It is an easy read, moves along quickly and has a lot of fun elements everywhere. It gets cheesy and almost predictable, but pulls it off by constantly paying homage to the 80s, which where themselves cheesy and almost predictable. It's got some of the most epic battles ever and keeps taking you back to this nostalgia of tokusatsu, old videogames, awesome movies and overall coolness.
Definitely worth a second read to unravel all it's Easter eggs and references, and also because as much as it feels great to recognize the stuff it references, it does a great job of inspiring curiosity for the myriad references you fail to get.
A great book to learn about a whole lot of other pop culture stuff, with fun and relevant plot twists that add a lot to the depth and discussion of the reality suggested in the book.
You'll be surprised! You'll have fun! You'll learn! Your curiosity will be poked!
What else can you look for in a book?
