‘Ready Player One’ is a terrible book and it will be a terrible movie

Re:‘Ready Player One’ is a terrible book and it will be a te... by alistproducer2 on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:15AM (#15003222)

I was wondering if I was the only person who thought the trailer was terrible. I only watched it because the reviews were so hyperbolic. This article is right: the source material is supremely mediocre.

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Re:‘Ready Player One’ is a terrible book and it will be a te... by siegecraft on Sunday August 13, 2017 @01:46PM (#15003958)

I was wondering if I was the only one who thought the book was terrible. Once I made it past the first third (it was tough, but I didn't pay for the book so I just read it on my phone when I was bored) I was able to enjoy it for what it was.. mediocre fanfiction.

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Re:‘Ready Player One’ is a terrible book and it will be a te... by npsimons on Monday August 14, 2017 @03:56PM (#15012241)

> mediocre fanfiction

I think you might be giving Cline too much credit. I've read much better fanfiction than "Ready Player One". Even the bad fanfiction chock-a-block full of nostalgiac references doesn't stop to explain it's references every other page. I literally hate-read through RPO on a transatlantic flight because the screen for my seat was broken and I had nothing better to do.

ETA another excellent review: http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/ready-player-one-finds-the-...

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