Ready Player One Review

     Last semester, I read the book, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. This science fiction novel consisted of a total of 385 pages. The story takes place in the future at around year 2045, with the world or environment in a disaster and life changing technology called the OASIS which everyone turns to find a way out. OASIS is a virtual reality universe, created by a man named James Halliday, where people immerse themselves into for basically their whole life. The plot is based around an "Easter egg hunt" put out by Halliday when he had passed away for all of his treasures and complete control of the OASIS. Wade Watts, also known as Parzival in the OASIS, and his group of friends he meets in the OASIS, fight to beat the Sixers, workers for the IOI, an Internet Service Provider, who are putting all their money into getting the OASIS, and basically controlling the world.
     I enjoyed this book a lot because it was really chaotic and had a fun storyline to follow. I was able to connect to the Parzival very well because of how much time and effort he had to put in to change his life around, as I also am very goal orientated. The plot had many turns and twists, but I was still able to follow it, which is why I liked it because I tend to get confused when I read. I really liked how Wade was able to really connect with his Internet friends because I see so many people today that make friends over games and the book connects it pretty well with how kids are now. The only thing I disliked was how it felt like they were forcing the ending of the plot, which I can't tell obviously. But, overall it was a really great read. I would definitely read it again.