Byte Knight Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I'm about halfway through this book now and lovin' it. Tons of references to the Atari 2600 and 80's pop culture. Anyone who frequents this forum will thoroughly enjoy this book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yup it's a fantasitc book if you're a child of the 80's. It's been discussed here briefly: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/189291-anyone-read-ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Haven't started it yet, but it's on my "to read imminently" shelf thanks to that thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yup it's a fantasitc book if you're a child of the 80's. It's been discussed here briefly: http://www.atariage....y-ernest-cline/ I read through this thread as well, but I figured more people visit this forum. Just finished the book - Atari users will love the ending! Great book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Sounds very cool... I'll check it out! Thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKC Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm about 30 pages in. I'm a child of the 80's but I don't remember it all too well. I was kind of concerned that maybe the 80s references would be over my head but the author, for the most part, takes time to explain a majority of them. Others, like references to the 2600, shouldn't needed any explaining. great book so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I just finished the book as well... and I freakin' LOVED IT! So many great references... especially if you are a RUSH fan BTW: If you bought one of those fancy iPads or tablets, you're local library may have it too. Just get the Overdrive app. That's how I actually read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misspent_youth Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I read it on my e-book borrowed from the library as well. A great book, with a genuinely suspenseful story that just happened to revolve around lots of pop culture from the 1980's. The author is pretty hardcore, even owning a DeLorean like he one mentioned in the book. Based on the notes at the end of the book, this will be made into a movie before too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 I just finished the book as well... and I freakin' LOVED IT! So many great references... especially if you are a RUSH fan It was cool to see a reference in the book to my favorite 80's hair band Dokken... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 I read it on my e-book borrowed from the library as well. A great book, with a genuinely suspenseful story that just happened to revolve around lots of pop culture from the 1980's. The author is pretty hardcore, even owning a DeLorean like he one mentioned in the book. Based on the notes at the end of the book, this will be made into a movie before too long. Yeah, it looks like the book will definitely be made into a movie. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 You guys have to check out his home page as well... How cool is that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 It was cool to see a reference in the book to my favorite 80's hair band Dokken... I can still bust out Dokken's Under Lock and Key album and enjoy the hell out of it! Ah, Hair Metal.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draw Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Thank you, Byte Knight. I went (to amazon...) and bought it. And what a ginormously entertaining read it was. Highly recommended! (plus I learned a few new expressions: "to wolf sth. down", which just sounds great to me, dunno why or "little man in a canoe", which made me smile really silly Anyone else thinking it's gonna be quite a tuff one to be made into a movie?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Working my way through it right now. Great book so far, very well written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Just went to amazon and ordered it. I'll post my thoughts after I am done. Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Anyone else thinking it's gonna be quite a tuff one to be made into a movie?!? It's been done before with The Matrix and Avatar, and most of the book takes place in Oasis. It will be expensive but doable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Got it and finished reading it already! At times it seemed like some references were a bit forced and not really necessary (making the narration not as smooth as it could have been) but, nonetheless, this is really a page turner for us old retrogamers and I truly enjoyed reading it. Highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 He should have put the chapter numbers in hex. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 JUST finished the book! It was great, I'd highly recommend it. Yeah, there's a few (maybe more than a few) areas in the book where there was some questionable logic or obvious technical issues that would have made the progression of the characters unlikely, but they're not too distracting and I was able to easily just brush them aside and continue to enjoy the book. Heck, it's still more believable than most movies I haven't enjoyed a book this much in quite awhile. I'm sure most people on this site would love the book. Get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks to everyone here I just ordered a copy... hope it is as good as it sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbalion Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I will have to see if I can find this book. I was born in 1977, so got to enjoy the 80's and often miss that decade. Was so much fun stuff around my area before the Wal-Mart bomb hit in the early 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Knight Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks to everyone here I just ordered a copy... hope it is as good as it sounds! You won't be disappointed, although I don't recall any "Iron Maiden" references... I will have to see if I can find this book. The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I got the book and it was a lot of fun to read. All the 80s pop culture references and the technology of the 80s were great. It did have some similarites to other stores in the use of virtual reality but it was still fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnispiro Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Amazing Book! I didn't want it to end but I couldn't stop reading it either. I have been creating some designs based on the book since I got it, you can see them here www.andrewoid.us under the Ready Player One Section on the left. I will add more in the next few days. Hope you like them! Greetings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draw Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I didn't want it to end but I couldn't stop reading it either. That's exactly what went on here... You have done some really nice stuff there, Couldn't stop watching page by page and am definitely going to make some friends enjoy it, too... Thank you! I'd really like to see another series of your reality pixelation stuff- so if you're ever in doubt of what to put up next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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