Ready Player One (Ready Player One) by Ernest Cline- Reshelved Books

Yes. I know that November was over almost a month ago now and yes, this post is waaaaay late but life happens, you know? 

Anyone who has been following us since the beginning, knows that we don't read dystopian books.  (I think that Jessica *may* have posted a review on one a while ago... I can not recall though...)

But that's okay because I'm going to be shaking it up today!

The book featured in this review was ranked #76 out of 100 books for PBS's Great American Read.  This is also our first Great American Read reviewed on the blog! 

This book was reccommended by someone who was #helpingtheblog. (Shout out to M.B. for #helpingtheblog)

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline takes place during 2044, where poverty is a real and feared thing.  People are being mugged and murdered.  While there is all of this going on, there is one place where people can go to escape reality.  That place is called OASIS.  (Which is a video game!)

I found this book to be super eyeopening.  Virtual reality video games already exist.  With the way that 2018 has been going, I could see the world falling into despair and everyone seeking refuge in a video game....

This book is crazy long! (It’s alittle over 600 pages) but it grabbed your attention and it made you keep wanting to know more. 
I loved the imagery that was created by Cline. This book did not lack to any attention of detail. You could visualize everything.  It was really impressive and awesome. 

Now for the movie... 

The movie didn’t really follow the book. There was a big change between the movie and what Cline had painted as pictures in the book. I understand that though. If the movie followed the book, you’d be watching the movie for like 6 hours. 

The movie did include the key parts of the book. So nothing here was missing. 

How do these rate?
Book: 5 coffee beans out of 5
Movie: 4.5 popcorn kernels out of 5

- Jillian