Imagine my confusion upon reading the cover of a novel that proclaims “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets the Matrix!” What in the world could those two stories have in common!? This paradox was enough to pique my curiosity and pickup a copy of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
I devoured the book in a few days, deeply engrossed by it's thrilling plot and exciting storyline. Believe it or not, it WAS accurately described as a mix between the two aforementioned tales. In Ready Player One,we follow the adventures of Wade, a teenage boy on a quest to inherit the estate of the world's most powerful computer developer, James Halliday. Halliday, an eccentric Willy Wonka-ish character, has developed a virtual reality based world, nicknamed the OASIS which has replaced the Internet and gave people an “escape” from the dystopic world that Earth has become.
The technological jargon and abundance of 1980s references may seem overwhelming to some readers, but somehow it's still easy for today's teens to comprehend. This is the ultimate book for those who enjoy geeky pop-culture, yet it was recommended to me by a completely un-nerdy14 year old girl, who had to read it for school, and loved it!
This book breaks all stereotypes and can get even the most avid video-game player a reason to put down the game controller and pick up a great book!
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