レビュー要約

• テンポの速い謎解きとポップカルチャーへの愛着が支持される一方、ノスタルジーの強さや人物造形への批判もある。娯楽性と仮想世界への没入感が大きな魅力になっている。

レビュー

• It was good

  It was good. My boy doesn’t read a lot of books. He said that it was interesting. He likes playing video games, but he put down the controller to read this book. He said that he felt very accomplished when he was done. He’s looking forward to Ready Player 2.

• Excellent read. Very enjoyable.

  You obviously need a little online gaming knowledge to understand this book. Once you get going, you can’t stop. Highly recommended.

• 60歳代にも結構面白いです

  金曜ロードショウでReady Player Oneが放映された日、たまたま早く帰宅していた息子がリビングのTVで見始めた。読書しながらチラチラとTVに目をやると、昔観た映画や、若い頃にやったゲームを思い出させる場面が続いてなんだか面白そうだ。結局、引き込まれてしまった。 後で、Amazon prime で見直して、全ストーリーを把握した。 はっきりした善と悪の戦いと、謎解きの面白さを中心に据えた、こだわりの映像が面白かった。2045年、近未来を舞台にしつつも、懐かしいキャラクターが次々に出てくる。長い映画だけど最後まで飽きない。 面白かったので、今度は原作を読むことにした。 原作にはさらに引き込まれた。映画とは全然違うストーリー展開。 映画は、原作の設定といくつかのエピソードを土台にして、新たに映画にしやすい3つの鍵の謎を作り上げたモノだったとわかった。小説の三つの鍵の謎は映画と全然違っている。 パーシバルとエイチの絆、ダイトウとショウトウの関係、アルテミスとの絡み。 IOIの悪辣な集金システム、パーシバルの学校生活とオアシスの関係、鍵の謎解きの途中でパックマンゲームで最高点とeaster eggを出すのに手間取ったこと、などなど。一つ一つのエピソードが後で回収されるストーリー構成の気持ち良さもある。 日本のアニメの話も懐かしい。 マグマ大使やライディーンやら。 初期から最近までのPCやゲーム機もずらずら。Atari、Apple IとII、Nintendo、Playstation、Sagaやら。 Rogueというゲームも出てきた。私は、UNIXのコマンドラインで実行するごく初期のゲーム "Colossal Cave Adventure" にはまったことがあるけど、Rogueはその少し後のゲームらしい。 ところどころでオタク系の冗長すぎる書きぶりに辟易しつつも、英語はあまり速く読めないながらも、このストーリーに引き込まれで4日で完読してしまった。 続編の "Ready Player Two" は2020年11月に出るらしい。楽しみに待つことにした。

• 映画→小説の順がオススメ

  映画化されたことを機に興味がでたので読んでみました。 先に映画を見て、その後に小説を読んでいます。 映画・小説どちらもそれぞれ面白く、両方オススメ。 ただし、映画と小説は展開が異なる点も多い。 小説が先だと「この部分がどう映像化されるか」という期待が高まるから、 原作と映画の差異が受け入れられない方もいるかも。 日本の特撮とかアニメとかの作品が登場しているから特に。 また、語数は約13～14万語でかなり説明が多い。 事前に映画を見ていた方が話しの流れや登場人物の姿が想像できるので読みやすいかと。 ちなみに主人公の Wade は映画より小説の方が活躍。カッコイイね！

• Good Read!

  Enjoyed this book, but came away with the nagging feeling that the ending was truncated to pave the way for a movie ... and a sequel. Character development was good, and twists were presented without vague messiness. Enjoy!

• Awesome!

  This book is a masterpiece, if you enjoy '80s and '90s stuff then this book is for you! :D

• Great fun!

  Lots of 80's references I wasn't able to follow but the storyline was great and it had a deep message at the end. Hopefully the world will not become like this in the future... Fun read, highly recommended!

• Great Book. Period

  If you're a geek who loves pop cultural 80s references from the world of music, games, and movies then you will love this book. It takes place in a world that really does pull in its readers. I couldn't put it down and am really glad I bought it.

• One of The Best Book I have ever Read.....

  One of the best books that I have read. I purchased this book because I liked Ready Player One movie. But I can say with surety that this book is 100 times better than the movie. The book is fast paced, more detailed, more instance and unputdownable.

• Must-read for every geek born in the early 1970s

  In one sentence, Ready Player One is a geek 80′s retro cyberpunk techno thriller virtual reality love story. But one sentence is not enough. Let me get one thing out of the way first: If you are a child of the 80′s and were a computer geek and/or role player in the 80′s, like I was, you get a lot more out of this book, simply because of all the references to 80′s geek and gamer culture in the novel. If you are not, the book is still an excellent, fun and action-packed read. About the plot: In 2044 the world is a pretty messed-up place, war, recession, environmental destruction and the depletion of natural resources have devastated the world and sent most economies crashing down. The USA have turned into a poverty-stricken, almost lawless place, where civilization as we know it only exists in the remaining bigger cities. Most people flee their harsh reality in an online cyber environment called OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation) created by James Halliday and Ogden Morrow of Gregarious Simulation Systems (GSS), formerly known as Gregarious Games. It is World of Warcraft, Second Life, Facebook and your real life combined. People go there to play, work, hang out, shop. You can do everything in OASIS. One of the people who flee their harsh life and live mostly in OASIS is Wade, a destitute orphaned boy who lives with his aunt in a stacked pyramid of trailers and makes a living on the side repairing and scavenging electronic equipment while being enrolled in OASIS-based online highschool. His life changes when one of the founders of GSS, Halliday, dies. In his will, released as an online-video sent to every OASIS player, he declares an Easter Egg hunt of epic proportions. Within OASIS, three keys are hidden and whoever finds them and unlocks the three gates inherits Halliday’s multi-billion fortune. All clues for the hunt are 80′s geek gamer references and things from 1980′s pop culture Halliday loved so dearly in life. The hunt creates a subculture called Egg Hunters (Gunters for short) and leads to a 1980′s revival. Wade becomes a Gunter and on his quest to find the keys gathers a group of other gunters around him who will become known as the High Five. But all is not well, because a multinational corperation, IOI, just another incarnation of Evilcorp Inc. devotes enormous resources to finding the keys and does not stop at extortion and blackmail at all to get what it wants, far from it. But I shall not spoil! Ernest Cline has created a masterpiece, a blend of Matrix, Blade Runner and every sci-fi/cyberpunk movie of the 80′s you love. plus everything you find in WOW and other such games taken to the extreme, after all, computer technology is so much better in 2044, thanks to Moore’s law. There is action, there is cyberpunk, there is a love story, there is a coming-of-age story in there. There is a tale of true friendship and of loyalty. And: There is tons of 1980′s references and some tongue-in-cheek hat-tips to our time (like the Doctorow/Wheaton tac team) A true masterpiece and an excellent read. I devoured it in three days. Highly recommended reading!

• All I can say is WOW. This book definitely lives up to all the hype...

  My Thoughts: 1. Just like a real videogame, the plot had me addicted from the start. For me, being a medium gamer, I LOVED all the old classic 80's references. It's geeky, sci-fi and fun, all in one! 2. The author does an amazing job building such an intricate and yet simple, futuristic technological world. It felt like I was actually playing the game and experiencing virtual reality through the character. 3. Flawless. Is what I would describe the plot, the writing, and pacing. Cline's writing style seem so effortless and yet detailed enough for the reader to fully experience the story. 4. What I enjoyed most about the plot is that it has a realistic quality and believable element. Most dystopian or sci-fi novels I've read have far-fetched and over-the-top ideas that end up ruining the book. It's scary to think about how much time in our daily lives is spent on the internet and I wouldn't be surprised if in a few decades reality will be overruled by virtual technology. Cline does an amazing job with the plot by adding a few fun twists and turns which makes the journey much more adventurous and exciting. 5. I praise Cline for his ability to make so many connections from the 80's and incorporating them into oridinary clues and riddles. It amazing how every small detail plays such a crucial role in the hunt. I was so engrossed with the hunt that it felt like I was playing it myself. It was smart of Cline to get the reader involved and thinking along with the protagonist in solving the game. 6. I really admire Wade's character. He's just an ordinary, average-looking, slightly overweight teen who, like many of us, undergoes a virtual identity to escape reality (not to mention he has an adorable crush with a famous online blogger). Wade's character is much like James Halliday, the deceased multibillionaire, who never felt at home in the real world and is socially awkward. When Wade embarkes upon this new adventure, he soon realizes that not everyone is excited about his newfound discovery. I love how smart, determined, and calculating Wade is; he picks his battles rather than impulsively jumping into situations. Wade's journey was non-stop action and suspense and a total page-turner that kept me on my toes the entire time. 7. I had to pace myself and tell myself to slow down in order to enjoy the book or else I would have read it all in one sitting. Just like every amazing stand-alone book, I was so sad that it ended. I'm hoping Cline thinks about doing a sequel because there's so much more I want to know! 8. In all, if there's one thing I must say about Ready Player One is READ IT NOW!!

• Nouvelle référence geeko-biblique.

  Ce livre est une tuerie. Je l'ai commandé en entendant parler d'une future adaptation de Spielberg en film, et je pense qu'on va se retrouver avec encore un chef d'oeuvre en puissance. Cette histoire de quète du graal pixelisée est palpitante. Et pour tous les enfants des années 80 comme moi, une vague de nostalgie assez rafraichissante. Le style est plutôt classique, mais les personnages sont attachants, les rebondissements nombreux et l'intrigue très bien ficelée. Au passage ces pages sont un vraie bouillon de pop culture qui ratissent large. Vivement le film !!!

• Ready Player One

  Ernest Cline heeft een fantastisch boek geschreven... De link tussen de echte wereld en de OASIS is wonderbaarlijk... En er gebeurt alleen in het begin (eerste 25 bladzijden) weinig Het is vol actie, Popcultuur en een wonderbaarlijke vr wereld Zeker een aanrader

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