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Ready Player Two

Ready Player Two

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  • Author：Ernest Cline
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Summary

An unexpected quest。 Two worlds at stake。 Are you ready？

Days after Oasis founder James Halliday's contest， Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything。

Hidden within Halliday's vault， waiting for his heir to find， lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the Oasis a thousand times more wondrous， and addictive， than even Wade dreamed possible。 With it comes a new riddle and a new quest。 A last Easter egg from Halliday， hinting at a mysterious prize。

And an unexpected， impossibly powerful， and dangerous new rival awaits， one who will kill millions to get what he wants。 Wade's life and the future of the Oasis are again at stake， but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance。

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Reviews

Marissa ，

There were waaaaaaay too many info dumps for 380 pages， and the quests were not nearly as entertaining as what came up in One。 I get that the characters needed to know literally everything about Prince （or John Hughes movies， or what every level of Sega Ninja looks like）， but I'm not sure the readers needed it all。Also the ending story arc has been much better executed in other books so。。。 It was overall okay but I think if I revisit Cline again I'll stick to One。 There were waaaaaaay too many info dumps for 380 pages， and the quests were not nearly as entertaining as what came up in One。 I get that the characters needed to know literally everything about Prince （or John Hughes movies， or what every level of Sega Ninja looks like）， but I'm not sure the readers needed it all。Also the ending story arc has been much better executed in other books so。。。 It was overall okay but I think if I revisit Cline again I'll stick to One。 。。。more

Jeff Tremblay ，

I read it。。。。。I am sad how excited I was for it and and disappointing 8t was when I finally got to the end。 I honestly think that will be the last book I read from the mind of Ernest cline

Riad ，

I really liked Ready Player One but was pretty disappointed by the sequel。 The characters feel flat， the dialogue cringe worthy。 The pacing is uneven - at times extremely rushed as if the author just wanted to get through a certain plot point while other sections are losing themselves in overly referential mentions。Some of these issues were already in the first book but it made up for them with a fresh take on its commercial virtual world and how historians might one day analyze episodes of ALF I really liked Ready Player One but was pretty disappointed by the sequel。 The characters feel flat， the dialogue cringe worthy。 The pacing is uneven - at times extremely rushed as if the author just wanted to get through a certain plot point while other sections are losing themselves in overly referential mentions。Some of these issues were already in the first book but it made up for them with a fresh take on its commercial virtual world and how historians might one day analyze episodes of ALF like they do letters of Mozart today。 Ready Player Two does not shy away from extending that universe further and examining new directions but overall - in contrast to the first book - the new ideas are not ground breaking or interesting enough to overcome the writing which has gone from mediocre to just bad。 。。。more

Ewa ，

Freshly done with this part。 Quite an uneven read for me。 There may be minor spoilers below - you've been warned; p An intriguing vision of where tech can get us - the new ONI rigs introduced to the world have revolutionised the world， and the way people experience virtual reality。 The High Five are currently busy living their lives （some in a more fruitful way than others） while more and more users world-wide invest in the new headsets which directly link their brains to the OASIS。 The company Freshly done with this part。 Quite an uneven read for me。 There may be minor spoilers below - you've been warned; p An intriguing vision of where tech can get us - the new ONI rigs introduced to the world have revolutionised the world， and the way people experience virtual reality。 The High Five are currently busy living their lives （some in a more fruitful way than others） while more and more users world-wide invest in the new headsets which directly link their brains to the OASIS。 The company is growing， people are still letting time slip through their fingers by experiencing alternative ways of life （nothing limits you anymore together with yet another functionality of the OASIS - recording and reliving others memories）。 That is， until the counter of active users reaches 7，777，777 users。 BAM！ One more hunt is triggered。。。on a positive note:- the vision of the future - who here wouldn't like to experience the OASIS？ I know I would！ I even know what my avatar would look like - my Lineage 2 Dark Avenger！ - the Tolkien challenge - as a huge fan （still have that dog-eared copy I'd read a million times back in primary school）， I never got down to reading The Silmarillion （much like Wade， a huuuuuge oversight）。 It is proudly displayed on my shelf though。 How knows！ I might just have been motivated to as least leaf through it！- the main quest - closely linked to the vision of the future aspect， once we finally know what it truly is about。 This is something we've already seen in one of the Black Mirror episodes （a strong series throughout， in case you haven't seen it yet，。。。 which I doubt）- the final twist where the narrators are concerned！ That was the only moment of reading the book which made me go "Wait！ Whaaaaat？？？ NO way！！！"a bit more tedious aspects:- predictability of the plot - we know there have to be sacrifices， 'unexpected' comebacks， more obscure 80s trivia- the Prince/artist formerly-known as Prince challenge - OMG。。。 I cannot stress how tiring that was for me。 Not only do I not listen to his music， I also am not that much into googling to grasp the intimacy of the challenge。 Had the author chosen， say， Queen。。。 oh， boy！ Would I look at every single letter multiple times！- 'previously on。。。 Ready Player One ' - what felt like almost a quarter of the book- shortcuts in the descriptions on the challenges - seems rushed， and redundant to be honest。 Cline put too much emphasis on the thriller aspect of the story。 It just didn't come together for me。 。。。more

Dylan Hearn ，

I’m so disappointed with this book。 I loved Ready Player One but it seems the author analysed what made the original good and instead of finding it was down to good characterisation， a strong coming of age story set in a fun world with interesting pop culture references， instead decided to cram as many pop culture references into a signposted plot and replace character motives with one dimensional plot serving avatars。 A real shame。

Emile Rudoy ，

Supe de "Ready Player One" por primera vez por Joselo， el guitarrista de Cafe Tacvba。 El escribía todos los Viernes en el periódico "Excelsior" y en una de sus columnas habló de este libro。 Yo no tengo demasiadas posibilidades de comprar muchos libros， y entonces lo dejé。 Pasó un tiempo y comencé a leer libros de manera digital y me acordé de este y lo busqué y， aunque no fue el primero que leí de esta manera si fue de los primeros y debo decir que lo amé。 En verdad me fascinó。 Tanto así que uno Supe de "Ready Player One" por primera vez por Joselo， el guitarrista de Cafe Tacvba。 El escribía todos los Viernes en el periódico "Excelsior" y en una de sus columnas habló de este libro。 Yo no tengo demasiadas posibilidades de comprar muchos libros， y entonces lo dejé。 Pasó un tiempo y comencé a leer libros de manera digital y me acordé de este y lo busqué y， aunque no fue el primero que leí de esta manera si fue de los primeros y debo decir que lo amé。 En verdad me fascinó。 Tanto así que unos años después para un cumpleaños pedí una copia en físico como regalo。 Y es que seguramente las personas que leen esto no lo saben pero es muy， muy， muy raro que yo vuelva a leer un libro。 Siento que hay tantos y tantos libros por descubrir y yo tengo tan poco tiempo que prefiero darle la oportunidad a uno nuevo。 En mi vida solo he releído tres libros。 "El médico" de Noah Gordon （mi libro favorito， que he leído tres veces）， "La historia interminable" （que he leído dos veces） y "Ready Player One"。 Y debo decir que， cuando lo volví a leer ya no me gustó tanto。 Me di cuenta de algunas cosas que originalmente había pasado por alto que， aunque no hacen al libro malo， tampoco son tan buenas como lo recordaba。 En fin， pasó el tiempo y descubrí que había una secuela y obvio， aunque el original ya no me había gustado tanto， lo conseguí。 Como sucede en mi mente （cosa que ya he mencionado en otras ocasiones en mis reviews） aunque los tengo ahí no necesariamente me dan ganas de leerlos de inmediato。 En este caso pasaron no se， unos tres meses y al final me animé。 Y me gustó， pero no me encantó。"Ready Player Two" comienza al poco tiempo de que terminó el primer libro y nos narra una nueva aventura de nuestros personajes favoritos （es un decir， no son mis favoritos） en la búsqueda de otro "huevo de pascua" dejado por el creador de Oasis。 Y ahora vendrán spoilers y si alguien está leyendo esto y está interesado en la obra y no la ha leído les recomiendo que dejen de leer mi texto。Me pasó algo muy raro con este libro。 Está lleno， lleno de paja。 Y eso lo detesto。 Me había pasado con otros como "The Maze Runner" o "Twilight" que， pasaban y pasaban y pasaban páginas y se veía que a los escritores les pagaban por letra o por palabra ya que el texto no avanzaba nada。 Bueno， pues como dije aquí para mi el texto está lleno de paja。 Por decir hay un capítulo en el que los protagonistas tienen que ir a un planeta basado en las películas de John Hughes。 Y por ejemplo hay un párrafo completo donde se mencionan a todos y cada uno de los actores que hicieron papeles de papás en las películas de este director。 Con nombre y apellido y nombre y apellido de sus personajes。 Y eso da igual。 Ese párrafo podría haber no estado y no pasaba nada （como pues lo que escribo yo， pero yo no escribo libros y a mi me gusta poner contexto en mis textos）。 Y así es todo， TODO， el libro。 Hay dos capítulos completos que hablan sobre Prince。 Sin embargo como dije arriba me pasó algo raro。 Aunque el libro tiene toda esta paja me pareció súper dinámico。 Pasan cosas en prácticamente todos los capítulos y la narración está hecha de tal manera que no puedes parar de leer。Ahora， en realidad lo que comentó arriba no es lo que me desagradó。 Lo que lo hizo y que no me di cuenta cuando leí el libro original la primera vez son dos cosas。 La primera es que， aunque está ubicado en el futuro y que si， se supone que el creador era un fanático de la década de los ochentas del siglo pasado， justamente da la impresión de que el mundo se terminó en esa década。 No hay prácticamente nada de menciones a cosas que sucedieron en las siguientes décadas y eso que originalmente pues parece ingenioso aquí termina siendo pues cansado。 Y también debo decir que si， es cansado que los personajes sepan tanto y usen tantas referencias a cualquier cosa oscura de esa década。 Ni los que vivieron en esa década se acuerdan de tantas cosas。En fin， en realidad me gustó。 Por motivos personales de tiempo en realidad no pude terminarlo lo rápido que hubiera querido （hay días enteros en que no puedo leer ni una sola página） pero que siento que en un par de tardes se podría terminar。 Si les gustó el original （que no la película de Spielberg， esa mejor si no la vean）， este les podría gustar。 Al contrario， si el otro no les pareció interesante/bueno， mejor ni se acerquen。 。。。more

Barbara ，

Wade Watts was a self-pitying， self-centred， self-absorbed jerk。 At one point he wonders why his friends still have time for him。 I wondered about the same thing。 He grew up a little during the course of the story but not nearly enough。The trivia this time around was not nearly as entertaining and the quests just seemed to be lots of running around and shouting， instead of clever problem solving。Perhaps my rating is a little harsh， but I loved the first book and this one isn't in the same league Wade Watts was a self-pitying， self-centred， self-absorbed jerk。 At one point he wonders why his friends still have time for him。 I wondered about the same thing。 He grew up a little during the course of the story but not nearly enough。The trivia this time around was not nearly as entertaining and the quests just seemed to be lots of running around and shouting， instead of clever problem solving。Perhaps my rating is a little harsh， but I loved the first book and this one isn't in the same league。 。。。more

Rachel Dixon-makrucki ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SpoilersI was angry when I thought everyone was just going to forget what kind of jerk Wade was。 I nearly blew a blood vessel when she thanked him for being a selfish jerk。 I can't believe I wasted anytime on this nonsense。 SpoilersI was angry when I thought everyone was just going to forget what kind of jerk Wade was。 I nearly blew a blood vessel when she thanked him for being a selfish jerk。 I can't believe I wasted anytime on this nonsense。 。。。more

Ayre ，

This book is a huge disappointment to me and has honestly ruined any enjoyment I had of Ready Player One。 The plot of this is just a rehash of the first book where Wade and his friends have to use their extreme nerd powers of useless pop-culture trivia to solve a series of quests in the Oasis and SAVE THE WORLD。 Wade is a hugely problematic character in this book and becomes some sort of white cis male savior。 He is basically some delusional Elon Musk who thinks he is the only person who can sav This book is a huge disappointment to me and has honestly ruined any enjoyment I had of Ready Player One。 The plot of this is just a rehash of the first book where Wade and his friends have to use their extreme nerd powers of useless pop-culture trivia to solve a series of quests in the Oasis and SAVE THE WORLD。 Wade is a hugely problematic character in this book and becomes some sort of white cis male savior。 He is basically some delusional Elon Musk who thinks he is the only person who can save the world （cause he has all the money）。 I'm not going to go deeply into it because I'm just going to rant endlessly。 Halliday， in this book， becomes a hugely problematic incel。 His issues are addressed while Wade's were ignored and forgiven without any change。 I honestly don't recommend this book for anyone and would highly suggest you avoid it if you want fond memories of the first book。 。。。more

Rachelle ，

366 pages of using pop culture trivia to justify stalking your ex-girlfriend。

Craigd ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It starts off with an action that was done without thought and causes Wade to lose Samantha。 And ends with an action done without thought。 Just disappointed that we have zero character growth。

Jules ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2。5。 I necessarily have to rate this lower than Ready Player One。 Here we are again with a new OASIS feature created by Halliday: a neural interface。 Which is a super interesting concept （albeit one that would have to drill into your head to work properly out here in the real world）。 And another Easter Egg！ This time inspired by Kira Underwood， the girl that got away， or well， was never Halliday's to begin with。 It started off well and even the first quest I was still hyped but then I found myse 2。5。 I necessarily have to rate this lower than Ready Player One。 Here we are again with a new OASIS feature created by Halliday: a neural interface。 Which is a super interesting concept （albeit one that would have to drill into your head to work properly out here in the real world）。 And another Easter Egg！ This time inspired by Kira Underwood， the girl that got away， or well， was never Halliday's to begin with。 It started off well and even the first quest I was still hyped but then I found myself kinda bored。 The other ones just droned on。 Also， the riddles that took years to solve in its predecessor now were solved immediately。 Aside from the first one， which we see L0gherin solve。 New character， could have been developed way more， along with her friends that make up The Low Five （after Wade's own friendship circle The High Five）。 I found Art3mis annoying once again， and Cline's writing of Aech and Shoto quite racist。 Although Shoto bows less in this one。 The ending was alright。 。。。more

Joshua ，

Yesterday I finished “Ready Player Two” by Ernest Cline。 This was Cline’s follow up to “Ready Player One，” the immensely fun novel for video games nerds （like me！）。 I definitely enjoyed the sequel， which took the story into the logical next steps， with lots of questing along the way。 He lost me a little with all of the Prince references， but brought me back with his expert knowledge of Tolkien lore。 Here’s a quote， “Some people define themselves by railing against all of the things they hate， wh Yesterday I finished “Ready Player Two” by Ernest Cline。 This was Cline’s follow up to “Ready Player One，” the immensely fun novel for video games nerds （like me！）。 I definitely enjoyed the sequel， which took the story into the logical next steps， with lots of questing along the way。 He lost me a little with all of the Prince references， but brought me back with his expert knowledge of Tolkien lore。 Here’s a quote， “Some people define themselves by railing against all of the things they hate， while explaining why everyone else should hate it too。 But not me。 I prefer to lead with my love—to define myself through joyous yawps of admiration， instead of cynical declarations of disdain。” 。。。more

Nathan Darnell ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Good intro and conclusion， but the body is a slog to get through。 Took me 3 times as long as the first one， because there are parts in the middle that feel like deja vu in the worst way。 7 is just too many quests to fit into one book， especially when you spend 10% on a Prince planet。 That was a grind to get through， and honestly， about 40% of the book can be outright skipped。 Another 30% can be skimmed。 I say the intro and conclusion are good because that's when the more interesting commentary o Good intro and conclusion， but the body is a slog to get through。 Took me 3 times as long as the first one， because there are parts in the middle that feel like deja vu in the worst way。 7 is just too many quests to fit into one book， especially when you spend 10% on a Prince planet。 That was a grind to get through， and honestly， about 40% of the book can be outright skipped。 Another 30% can be skimmed。 I say the intro and conclusion are good because that's when the more interesting commentary on where particular technological changes will take us。 The first book has some interesting political nuance， but this book really doesn't insert the agenda in any fun way。 Kinda just slaps you in the face with it。 Stylistically， that aspect could have been done much better。 It's a bit too much like a copy of the first book， with too much in the way of quests to the point where it's boring to read。 I get that not as much world-building was necessary for this sequel， but he didn't need to fill up the pages with Prince。 The whole Low Five/Lohengrin aspect was essentially wasted。 Could have made for much more interesting sub-plots。 Not much suspense overall either。 Probably wouldn't recommend unless you're desperate。 I wouldn't read any other books by this author with the same subject matter。 。。。more

Nazrul Buang ，

Wade has won the grand Egg Hunt contest created by the late James Halliday in the OASIS， and has now inherited the virtual world as well as the multi-billion dollar company responsible for it， along with his partners Samantha， Aech， and Shoto。 As the most powerful player in OASIS and his newfound wealth， life was looking great for him until he discovered a secret new technology in his new office tower that would change the world once again。 What is this new technology， and how would Wade's decis Wade has won the grand Egg Hunt contest created by the late James Halliday in the OASIS， and has now inherited the virtual world as well as the multi-billion dollar company responsible for it， along with his partners Samantha， Aech， and Shoto。 As the most powerful player in OASIS and his newfound wealth， life was looking great for him until he discovered a secret new technology in his new office tower that would change the world once again。 What is this new technology， and how would Wade's decision to release it to the world rewrite human history？I read author Ernest Cline's first book 'Ready Player One' several years ago， and FELL IN LOVE with it。 It was a nerd's wet dream on paper， an idea where a virtual world exists and you can relive all your childhood fantasies in an alternate reality， and fighting against an evil corporation。 It was a wild ride， and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 Now， Cline is back with a second installment， and it's not surprise that the second book is a shoo-in for me to pick up。The story picks up quite immediately after the end of the first book， with Wade finally winning the all-important contest set by the late founder of OASIS。 But just when you thought the story is done， a new discovery awaits for Wade， which turns out to be history-changing device， and his decision to release it to the world is literally a Pandora's Box。 With its release， it created a whole world of solutions， but with it comes a whole new world of problems too。 And then a revelation took place， setting the story of this book into full motion。If you think the concept of OASIS was colossal in the first book， the second book is basically OASIS on steroids。 Without spoiling anyone， the new technological discovery by Wade sets out a whole universe of problems for the already depleting world， so much that perhaps the world was much better without it。 In a terribly bleak world where the OASIS serves as an escapism， the end of humanity seemed only inevitable but you'd have to wonder what truly caused its downfall: nature， or us。I admire Cline's ambitious attempt at expanding the scope of his story， much like the expansion of OASIS in the story。 Before， it was just a nerdy kid in a quest to win a contest in a virtual world。 Now it's much more， dealing with topical societal problems related to social media， energy crises， climate change， and even extraterrestrial à la Interstellar and Transcendence （yup， that's how far the story's going）。 The problem is， it's WAAAAY too ambitious for my liking: while I praise Cline's research in geek culture and technologies， but to dabble in topics as heavy as the above is over-the-top。 It feels as though you're asking a nerd to solve the problems of the world。 If you feel apprehensive at this analogy， then so do I。The other problem I have with 'Ready Player Two' is the plot， especially right from the start。 In the first twenty pages， I could already see the foreshadowing of the shitload of problems caused by Wade's decision from the start。 It's that familiar "oh boy， here we go again--" déjà vu feeling where our protagonist commits the same mistakes again like back in 'Ready Player One'。 To be fair， I can't completely fault him for his actions: he is still a kid。 The elephant in the room isn't the amount of power he has attained by winning the contest， or how desperate the state of the world has become。 It's how the the world's only hope hinges on Wade， who is A KID。 Who is still battling with his teenage immaturity， yet somehow has more power than all the world leaders combined。 Somehow his company has become more powerful than all the governments of countries， and now he's the only one who can literally save humanity。 THAT is the most outlandish part of the story， and I have mixed feelings about that。 I wondered how the hell did it get to that， comparing to what's happening to the world in real life。 It requires a shit-ton of suspension of disbelief to think that Wade got that kind of power in a matter of a few years。Another issue I had with 'Ready Player Two' is the absence of magic that made 'Ready Player One' fantastic， and that magic has something to do with Wade as the classic underdog。 Back in the first book， he was an ordinary nerd who earned his way to become the winner of the biggest virtual contest in human history。 In the second book， since he already won the contest， he's no longer an underdog: he's literally the most powerful player in the OASIS。 The only thing more powerful than him is basically the game itself。 That takes away the fun of supporting a guy whom you want to support fully because of his sheer determination and wisdom。 'Ready Player Two' is just a continuation of the characters that 'Ready Player One' painstakingly developed and built。'Ready Player Two' is the culmination of author Ernest Cline's incredibly bold endeavor at telling a story that's grander and more mind-blowing than the first， which took up to almost a decade。 It doesn't work so well in my view， coming off as ham-fisted and hyperbolic， so readers need a *lot* of suspension of disbelief to take in everything that transpires in the book。 But I will admit that I enjoyed reading it nonetheless， even if a bulk of the nerdy references in the book simply flew over my head （inevitable， but perhaps this time it's more severe than in the first book）。 Cline's got guts for trying to pull off a stunt like this， so I thank him for it。 Sometimes that awkward yet brilliant nerd will become the one who changes the world， more than you'd ever expect。 。。。more

Max ，

Nothing here makes any sense。 There is nearly no story because the book seems so fucking rushed and it reads like a bad fanfic of the first one。 It is more like a screenplay than a book and I hate it。 And again， nothing makes any fucking sense。

Chris Morton ，

Well， obviously I liked the first one， otherwise I wouldn't have read this。 What I wasn't expecting was a complete pile of woke trite。 Wade is now a whiny little prick。 His girfriend is annoying。 Probably about seventy percent of this book is of the same quality that you'd get from a self-published kindle author。 The only good part， the only decent piece of writing， was when they went into the wolrd of John Hughes films。 And that's why it gets an extra star。 Well， obviously I liked the first one， otherwise I wouldn't have read this。 What I wasn't expecting was a complete pile of woke trite。 Wade is now a whiny little prick。 His girfriend is annoying。 Probably about seventy percent of this book is of the same quality that you'd get from a self-published kindle author。 The only good part， the only decent piece of writing， was when they went into the wolrd of John Hughes films。 And that's why it gets an extra star。 。。。more

Krista Collier-Jarvis ，

Pathetic。。。just terrible。 Seriously， the lowest rating I've ever given a book。 Pathetic。。。just terrible。 Seriously， the lowest rating I've ever given a book。 。。。more

Ethan Harter ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "The two mighty avatars collided with a thunderclap， and the sky overhead suddenly filled with dark thunderclouds that rolled in and spread from one end of the horizon to the other， like a dark cloak being unfurled。 Then Og and Anorak began to grapple with each other as they careened across the heavens throwing boulder-crushing punches at each other like Superman and General Zod， while they shouted things only the two of them could hear" （Cline 343）。 This quote stood out to me because of its bea "The two mighty avatars collided with a thunderclap， and the sky overhead suddenly filled with dark thunderclouds that rolled in and spread from one end of the horizon to the other， like a dark cloak being unfurled。 Then Og and Anorak began to grapple with each other as they careened across the heavens throwing boulder-crushing punches at each other like Superman and General Zod， while they shouted things only the two of them could hear" （Cline 343）。 This quote stood out to me because of its beautiful description of a fight between two old friends。 The reader can almost feel the power of this fight as the two most powerful avatars in the Oasis fight one on one。 。。。more

Marty ，

Only read the first 30 pages and I'm not grabbed。 I think I'm just not into this story at this point， so I'm moving on。 Only read the first 30 pages and I'm not grabbed。 I think I'm just not into this story at this point， so I'm moving on。 。。。more

Flavio Diez ，

It is a good book following the steps of the first。It does give a more deep dive on some geekiness， which I thought the first kept a good balance but the story is easy to follow and all facts mentioned at some point or the other are pretty relevant at some point of the story。I liked it

Jordan Baker ，

Oh no。 I really wanted to like this one。 Ready Player One had its faults， but the story was so fun that those faults were easy to overlook。 The sequel has significantly more faults and significantly less fun with which to hide them。 The opening act is extremely weak and quickly makes you dislike the characters you used to root for。 The middle act plods along and places the protagonist on a significantly less cool quest than the previous book。 The final act almost captures some of the greatness f Oh no。 I really wanted to like this one。 Ready Player One had its faults， but the story was so fun that those faults were easy to overlook。 The sequel has significantly more faults and significantly less fun with which to hide them。 The opening act is extremely weak and quickly makes you dislike the characters you used to root for。 The middle act plods along and places the protagonist on a significantly less cool quest than the previous book。 The final act almost captures some of the greatness from the first book， but just when everything seems to be heading in the right direction the author throws in a goofy ending that feels super out of place。All in all， I think that Ernest Cline is a much better dreamer and storyteller than he is an author。 The writing feels clunky， and the book often reads like a rough draft。 。。。more

Emily Bourque ，

Rating: 2 StarsY'all。 I did it。 I finished this damn book。 To be fair， I knew from the first couple of hours of audio that I was not going to enjoy this one nearly as much as Ready Player One， but I didn't realize by how much。 The first part of the first book covered 6 years， of which Wade is the worst person on the planet and still manages to whine about how hard he has it。 He makes MANY questionable decisions of which I can only assume were basically to just set up the plot points for the rest Rating: 2 StarsY'all。 I did it。 I finished this damn book。 To be fair， I knew from the first couple of hours of audio that I was not going to enjoy this one nearly as much as Ready Player One， but I didn't realize by how much。 The first part of the first book covered 6 years， of which Wade is the worst person on the planet and still manages to whine about how hard he has it。 He makes MANY questionable decisions of which I can only assume were basically to just set up the plot points for the rest of the book， because they made no sense in the larger scope of his character。 I mean， I remember Wade being a bit of a shithead in the first book， but whew。 We really amped it up。Until we abruptly stopped our breakneck pace to slow down for the real point of the book。 Then all of a sudden， he is contrite and gentle and thoughtful and not a shithead。 Then we see a long， laborious quest consisting of 7 （！！） parts， which means that the group managed to figure everything out RIGHT AWAY because we DIDN'T HAVE TIME to not know anything。 To be fair， I think this part of the story was to humble Wade and show how much he needs his friends to help him， but like。。。 he had already acknowledged that when he had his turnaround so it was a pointless gesture。Then the ending left us with this big metaphorical question， except they just decided to shoot everyone into space so lol no worries we don't actually have to face the consequences of our actions。Writing this review felt good。 I'm glad I got this off my chest。Who Should Read It: Anyone who doesn't care about plot continuity or character motivations。 Anyone who really just wants to read about the most popular 80s references （there's like 2 full hours of audio devoted to Prince）。 Anyone who loves Prince。 。。。more

Peter Melton ，

no just no

Fran Buckley ，

A bit redundant but interesting concept for immortality。

Norm ，

meh。 It's the sequel I didn't need。 meh。 It's the sequel I didn't need。 。。。more

Gail Bogossian ，

This book was okay。 Kind of boring。 Kind of cute。 Really a lot of describing playing video games， which I don’t play， so it’s hard to relate。 So people are really into pretending they live in the dark ages， fighting with swords and shit？ Huh

Bill Boswell ，

I loved the first Ready Player One， I loved Armada， but this was a massive dissapointment， it was a massive slog to read， it was almost like a copy of the first one， just another quest with more pop culture references，

Dream Brother ，

2。5 stars actually。 The 。5 is for the trip to The Afterworld where the gang， with help from Morris Day & The Time， had to battle 7 Prince incarnations at once。

Jed ，

This is not a good book。 One of my Kindle notes was "if Art3mis isn't hacked， this book is horrible"。 Following my own heart， this book is horrible。 I think betraying a single character is grounds for that statement。 Character betrayal AND mediocre story？ It's horrible。 Ok horribleness（word？） aside， I compartmentalized the bad and there were definitely points that were a fun read/ride。 It's easy to say "you have to read it because it's a sequel to a really good book，" but I'm the end there was n This is not a good book。 One of my Kindle notes was "if Art3mis isn't hacked， this book is horrible"。 Following my own heart， this book is horrible。 I think betraying a single character is grounds for that statement。 Character betrayal AND mediocre story？ It's horrible。 Ok horribleness（word？） aside， I compartmentalized the bad and there were definitely points that were a fun read/ride。 It's easy to say "you have to read it because it's a sequel to a really good book，" but I'm the end there was nothing really added by writing this story （other than $$ bills y'all） and it completely betrays at least one character in it's writing （who that is exactly is up to you）。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Ready Player Two

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Ready Player Two&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ready Player Two&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0