Review: Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love this book! This is one of the books I missed from The Great American Read list. My librarian got me a copy and I also have it on my Audible. I read this with family members. We listened and I read along, (or ahead because I could stay up all night without being yelled at- haha). We held off watching the movie to finish the book.
We absolutely loved this book! I play games a lot, as a child it was all board games then with progress video games were added. Now it is a mix that I enjoy with my children and grandchildren. I loved all the references throughout the book. I guess we have talked about them enough that most didn’t even need to be explained to the grandkids. This made a fun book to do as a family. We were in three states but with the use of video calling we had a blast! If you are looking for something fun and engaging to share with a child in your family, this is a good choice, (though be aware the middle might find the child wanting to get on with it. Romance apparently is not enjoyed as much by young boys). We are now excited to watch the movie over the Fourth of July holiday. I am expecting it to be different and am anxiously waiting to see the kids reactions. This is going to be an experience for them. It’s my hope they will see enough differences to decide the book is always worth reading.
I highly recommend this book.

*edited because I forgot to mention that Wil Wheaton does a great job with the Audible version. The kids especially enjoyed him. I had one who loved closing his eyes so he could watch in his head as Wil read the book. High praise in my eyes. Not every narrator can bring the visual to your mind.

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