Ready Player One: A Sci-Fi romp through the 80s to today.

Before I launch into my review of Ready Player One I want to launch into a quick recap of day 1 of fitness for gaming.  I made it home from work and set the timer for 52 minutes.  I spent that 52 minutes harvesting canola in Farming Simulator 15 for the X-Box.  I'm not sure if it is working but my weight is down to 213.6 lbs so I'm going to make it.

Now onto the review:

Plot:  Future Society is broken outside of a computer simulation.  The creator of the computer simulation passes away and launches a scavenger hunt within the simulation to take control of it.  Our hero Wade works with friends and against an evil corporation to make sure the simulation stays free.

Review:

This is the second time I've read this book and I love it for what it is, a retrospective longing for a time long past.  I loved the pop culture references, from video games to music this book was like a walk down memory lane.  I am an avid gamer and have been known to get lost in a different world in order to escape my own.  As I read this book I found myself day dreaming of a time when I could plug myself into an imaginary world and actually live there.

The deeper I got in the book the more I got swept up in the story of friendship, loyalty, and what happens when an honorable person is faced with unimaginable odds.  I loved the underlying themes more that the story itself.  I especially loved the theme of honor, as honor should be what everybody strives for.

My only criticism of this book is the ending.  The story was so well built up and had my full attention.  I was sucked into the story and the build up was so good I was expecting a great show of completion.  Unfortunately at the end of the book the story just stopped, there was no concise conclusion and there was no cliffhanger either.  I will not ruin the book by talking about the ending but I will sum it up with one word, revived in the book itself, lame.

Overall I love this book.  On Goodreads I give it 3 of 5 stars for the sole reason that the ending left me wanting.  I do love this book, I wish for the technology i this book to become a reality, and I do look forward to the time when immersion rigs are as commonplace in the world as our cell phones.  Maybe when we reach that point I will look back at this book, smile, and remember the way that I wanted it to be a reality.

The next book that I am reading is Love Your Life, Not Theirs by Rachel Cruze.  I will work through this book and review it upon completion.