Status
Available
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Series
Description
"In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the Oasis. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines -- puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win -- and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape"--Page 2 of cover.
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Publication
Broadway Books (2012), Edition: 0, 384 pages
Pages
384
Genres
Physical description
384 p.; 5.17 inches
Awards
Locus Award (Finalist — First Novel — 2012)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
Alex Award (2012)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2016)
SF Site Reader's Choice (2011)
Ohioana Book Award (Finalist — Fiction — 2012)
RUSA CODES Reading List (Shortlist — Science Fiction — 2012)
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (Finalist — 2012)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (High School — 2018)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Prometheus Award (Nominee — Novel — 2012)
Village Voice Favorite Books (2011)
The A.V. Club best books (2011)
Media reviews
Ready Player One borrows liberally from the same Joseph Campbell plot requirements as all the beloved franchises it references, but in such a loving, deferential way that it becomes endearing. There’s a high learning curve to all of the little details Wade throws out about the world, and for
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anyone who doesn’t understand or love the same sect of pop culture Halliday enjoyed, Ready Player One is a tough read. But for readers in line with Cline’s obsessions, this is a guaranteed pleasure. Show Less
"Cline is an ingenious conjurer talented at translating high concept into compelling storytelling."
The breadth and cleverness of Mr. Cline’s imagination gets this daydream pretty far. But there comes a point when it’s clear that Wade lacks at least one dimension, and that gaming has overwhelmed everything else about this book.
"Video-game players embrace the quest of a lifetime in a virtual world; screenwriter Cline’s first novel is old wine in new bottles. "
LCC
PS3603.L548
ISBN
0307887448 / 9780307887443