Ready Player One

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• Ready Player One

  It's the middle of the twenty-first century, the oil has run out, economies have collapsed, people are living in trailers stacked on top of each other, and the virtual reality known as OASIS is an attractive place for lots of people, including Wade W ... (read full critics)

  sfsite published on Sat, 17 Dec 2011

• Games vs. reality

  Haijin is a Japanese word that literally means “cripple,” but it colloquially refers to gamers who spend so much time playing that their alternate realities take precedence over the real world. Imagine a world where this is the norm. After all, virtu ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Tue, 6 Dec 2011

2 Reviews

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  Very strong opening
  rolls along
  very informative, a mini history of games and gamers

  a little predictable at the end...

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  A total geek fest from start to finish. The near future story of the ultimate treasure hunt set inside Oasis, the future incarnation of the internet mixed with all the MMORPGs you can imagine. In some ways a cautionary tale of what our high tech future might become, but mostly a delicious romp with ... (continue)

  A total geek fest from start to finish. The near future story of the ultimate treasure hunt set inside Oasis, the future incarnation of the internet mixed with all the MMORPGs you can imagine. In some ways a cautionary tale of what our high tech future might become, but mostly a delicious romp with more 80s pop culture geeky references than you can shake a wand of devination at. If you grew up in the 80s you will love this.

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  by_tor said on Jan 11, 2012 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 384 Pages
• ISBN-10: 030788743X
• ISBN-13: 9780307887436
• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Pub date: Aug 16, 2011
• Also available as: Audio CD and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español, Libri Italiani

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