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Ready Player OneNominated as one of America's best loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read The bestselling cult classic now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre busting, ambitious, and charming debut part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots,
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
The bestselling cult classic--now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut--part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed. It's the year 2045, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune--and remarkable power--to whoever can unlock them. For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday's riddles are based in the pop culture he loved--that of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday's icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes's oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig. And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle. Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt--among them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life--and love--in the real world he's always been so desperate to escape. A world at stake.A quest for the ultimate prize.
Are you ready?
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 08/16/2011
ISBN: 9780307887436
Pages: 374
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.37h x 6.40w x 1.26d
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee
Award: Alex Awards - Winner
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Locus Awards - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Review Citations: Library Journal 03/01/2011 pg. 54
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2011 pg. 54
Publishers Weekly 04/25/2011
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2011
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 28
Entertainment Weekly 08/19/2011 pg. 108
Shelf Awareness 08/16/2011
Entertainment Weekly 11/25/2011 pg. 76
Shelf Awareness 08/04/2011
Entertainment Weekly 12/23/2011 pg. 111
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2012 pg. 10
People Weekly 12/16/2013 pg. 59
Entertainment Weekly 07/31/2015 pg. 64
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 149949 / Ready Player One
Reading Level: 6.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 23
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Helps Relax the muscles
I like to take a magnesium supplement daily, usually in the evening before going to be as it helps relax me for sleep
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2026
★★★★★ 5
very good
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Another good addition to this publisher's collection. The book is well organized, flows well and is very readable. The main thing I have like about this series is that they don't just cover the "highlights," although they do a good job on those, but how they cover more of the daily lives of the people. I was surprised at exactly how hard the people's lives were by choice, not just men but woman as well. I can't imagine being drafted into the military at age 5 or 6 and staying there until you were thirty. And eating "black soup" a concoction made of pork, pigs' blood, onions, salt and vinegar. To paraphrase a quote, it's no wonder Spartans were prepared to die when all you eat was this soup! I was also surprised by the freedoms including education and land ownership of the woman of Sparta giving the era.....and the sexual freedom they had was more surprising. There is a lot more information of interest. This is a good book and most will enjoy reading it
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Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022
★★★★★ 4
Interesting
Format: Kindle
This was a well written and entertaining overview of the Spartans. The information was well put together and easy to understand.
I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2022
★★★★★ 5
An Enthralling Overview of the Proud Spartans
Format: Kindle
This is a very good book. It is well researched and extremely well written. It is easy to read and easy to understand. Although this book is just an overview of the Greek city-state of Sparta, it does very well cover Sparta's unique history. Learn about Sparta's rise in military fame and the battles they fought. Learn how all of Sparta trained to become the healthiest and fittest city-state in Greece. Learn about daily life for all the classes of people in Sparta, even the kings and queens. Learn how Sparta became independent and supplied everything the city-state needed.
This book is well worth reading and I highly recommend it. It will be a great book to add to anyone's history shelf.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022
★★★★★ 5
Magnificent review of Sparta
Format: Kindle
A beautiful review of Sparta. Indications of where training in warfare and preparation for our Special Forces(Green Berets, Navy Seals) comes from
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022
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