Ready Player One
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005HG7BWC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 596 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Must read This is a well written book about a future in which humanity no longer interacts with one another but instead through a virtual world/game which is Oasis. The story centers around a teenager Wade Watts and his friends as they try and Thwart the Sixers from taking over Oasi. I read Ready Player One because my son loved it, and I love him and wanted to I read Ready Player One because my son loved it, and I love him and wanted to be able to geek out with him. That is my number one piece of advice to fellow gamer-kid moms. When I was almost finished, my kid asked what I was thinking about the book. My reply was: "I see why. Shannon B. said a dystopic world where everyone escapes to a massive online universe - and the "high five" are on a quest to preserve it. This book was recommended to me by someone, or I never would have found it. Once you get past some of the incongruities of this new world (for example, if there is an energy crisis, how can everyone afford the energy to run these huge computing systems - they mention the e
For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday's riddles are based in the pop culture he loved - that of the late 20th century. And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes's oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life - and love - in the real world he's always been so desperate to escape. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday's icons. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune