Ernest Cline's Ready Player One

Ready Player One had swept the world by surprise and has all the gamers and non-gamers hooked with his unique writing style. The book was only released four years ago and has remained popular ever since. Ernest Cline, the author of “Ready Player One” has incorporated many unique aspects that separates a good book from a great book. The time and effort that he had put into creating the book was astonishing, since this was the only book that integrated many old references. Such as, “Star Trek”, “Joust”, “Max Max” and etc. The sources included in “Ready Player One” exceeds over 100 references towards the past and pop culture. Referencing that many sources is quite an accomplishment towards the author, since he dedicated a vast majority of his time to write the novel. With the amount of effort that he took to finish his first novel, Cline has demonstrated that he is a writer that is beyond the scope of our era. The plot takes place within a dystopian world set in the year 2044 and this is the era when virtual reality exists. Wade Watts, a secluded genius set as the main character never could have felt more alive then living in the virtual world. From their he spends the vast majority of his time researching and collecting data on …show more content…
With each puzzle that Wade solves the hint gets more difficult to uncover. The characters would spend days and months trying to figure out the puzzle while the reader is trying to come up with a plausible solution that could potentially be the answer. I believe that the character interaction within the book is phenomenal as well because it transitions so smoothly. The characters would have friendly competitions on who would be able to solve the puzzle the fastest, while escaping death from other gamers/hackers. “Ready Player One” is an amazing book that has every element that everyone wants: sci-fi, action, a bit comedy, and