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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

Lucas ，

Good god this book was tedious， but the actual *plot* was okay。 The book would be about 30% as long as it is， if it wasn't up it's own butt with all the completely unimportant 80s references。 Glad I'm done with it。 Good god this book was tedious， but the actual *plot* was okay。 The book would be about 30% as long as it is， if it wasn't up it's own butt with all the completely unimportant 80s references。 Glad I'm done with it。 。。。more

Kitiara Molay ，

De nuevo Ernest Cline consigue meterte en OASIS y vuelves a experimentar las simulaciones ochenteras， esta vez con una tecnología mejorada， con alguna que otra sorpresa por parte de su creador。 A mí me ha gustado volver a Oasis， a pesar de que el final desinfla un poco la historia。

kameron ，

Dry and long windedVery dry compared to the 1st book。 Chapters felt super long and honestly overwritten in my opinion。 It's a little disappointing compared to ready player one。 This one felt a little rushed。 Still had the nostalgia like me the 1st book did， but felt a little overplayed。 And also has almost identical plot to ready player one just with a different riddle and scenery。 Overall it's a "good" book but far from great like the 1st one。 Dry and long windedVery dry compared to the 1st book。 Chapters felt super long and honestly overwritten in my opinion。 It's a little disappointing compared to ready player one。 This one felt a little rushed。 Still had the nostalgia like me the 1st book did， but felt a little overplayed。 And also has almost identical plot to ready player one just with a different riddle and scenery。 Overall it's a "good" book but far from great like the 1st one。 。。。more

Hannah Fox ，

Game Over。This was utterly disappointing as a sequel。 Everything I loved about Ready Player One was demolished。 Wade Watts is unrecognizable。 The story line is dull， overplayed。 I finished it out of obligation， but will forget it going forward and pretend RPO is a stand alone。 So disheartening！

Ian Schulze ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Basically a rehash of the first book。 And it needed a better editor。 Did we need 35 pages （3 chapters） about the Prince planet？ Why are robots that are controlled by two 20-something billionaires and a barely mentioned third character rescuing Ogden from a guy with a gun to Ogden's head？ Since when is Samantha a trauma doctor？ And did we need so many pages at the beginning to show just how depressive Wade had become？TL;DR The story could have been much tighter。 And probably more compelling with Basically a rehash of the first book。 And it needed a better editor。 Did we need 35 pages （3 chapters） about the Prince planet？ Why are robots that are controlled by two 20-something billionaires and a barely mentioned third character rescuing Ogden from a guy with a gun to Ogden's head？ Since when is Samantha a trauma doctor？ And did we need so many pages at the beginning to show just how depressive Wade had become？TL;DR The story could have been much tighter。 And probably more compelling with better editing。 。。。more

Jeff Bray ，

Ernest Cline does it again Taking another trip down memory lane with Wade and the gang。 I love the blend of nostalgia and adventure Cline puts into these novels。 It grabs you from the get go and holds on until the very end。

Clancy Cramer ，

Candy。 You crave it and it tastes delicious。 Similar quest story to Ready Player One。 Lots of trivia based story line similar to the deep dives of the first book。 It’s fun but it won’t change your life。 I wouldn’t recommend it and I wouldn’t judge you if you enjoyed it。 Just don’t eat too much of it。

David Willis ，

For as much fun as Ready Player 1 was this was the opposite。 A chore to read， characters were unlikeable， too much nostalgia crammed in。

david james ，

I've seen all the negative reviews （even one that described the book as 'pinko uber left propaganda'！） and was expecting the worst。 To be honest， it's justified what I've always said about reviews。 Treat them with a pinch of salt， don't let them rule your expectations， and don't let negative reviews put you off buying a book from an author that you've read and enjoyed before。 If you enjoyed the first book， Ready Player One， then there is a good chance you will enjoy this。It's not as good as Read I've seen all the negative reviews （even one that described the book as 'pinko uber left propaganda'！） and was expecting the worst。 To be honest， it's justified what I've always said about reviews。 Treat them with a pinch of salt， don't let them rule your expectations， and don't let negative reviews put you off buying a book from an author that you've read and enjoyed before。 If you enjoyed the first book， Ready Player One， then there is a good chance you will enjoy this。It's not as good as Ready Player One， but I wasn't really expecting it to be。 You already know the characters， the back story and the universe it is set in， so there are no surprises there， which were a key part of the first book。 But that is pretty much the case for all sequels， and it's never stopped me watching or reading them before。 Ready Player Two is a little slow to get going。 Mainly because they've got to set the scene again， to a stage where the High 5 are all now billionaires， and some explanation of what they've all done with that wealth and status and how their characters have been affected。 However， once it does get going with a new hunt， apparently set by Halliday from his death bed again， the book starts to roll。If you grew up in the 80s like me or are an 80s aficionado， then the book still has the same buzz as the first with all the references and shout outs to 80s culture。 Prince fans in particular will be happy with this book and there are a lot more musical references， as well as the normal references to 80s games and TV。 If you are feeling at all nostalgic for that magical golden era then this is definitely worth a read。 。。。more

Juan Martínez hoyos ，

Ready player 2 tiene puntos interesantes， retoma los detalles del primer libro pero en esta secuela se siente un poco forzada la narrativa de buscar los 7 fragmentos， me gustó el hecho de que planteen la búsqueda de una utopía para la humanidad y sobre todo que no hay gente mala o gente buena， en cualquiera de nosotros existen el bien y el mal。Llena de múltiples referencias a la cultura pop， se siente al final una mezcla entre Matrix， HAL 9000 y Sword Art Online。

John Dam ，

Overall it was enjoyable but to me felt somewhat unnecessary I guess？ It seemed like the same lesson was learned at the end that was learned at the end of the last book， and this adventure started off with a complete 180 turn by the character that seemed to forget that lesson。 But， it's still a decently fun read and has some cool concepts， just doesn't feel as well done as the first， which is a great read！ Overall it was enjoyable but to me felt somewhat unnecessary I guess？ It seemed like the same lesson was learned at the end that was learned at the end of the last book， and this adventure started off with a complete 180 turn by the character that seemed to forget that lesson。 But， it's still a decently fun read and has some cool concepts， just doesn't feel as well done as the first， which is a great read！ 。。。more

Cole ，

Portions felt like I was reading an uninteresting Wikipedia article。

Kristina Cizas ，

Quick read with enjoyable 80s and 90s references and the inevitable comparison to San Junipero and U。S。S。 Callister， which do happen to be two of my favorite Black Mirror episodes。

Patrick Kijek ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A wonderful adventure through pop culture worlds from John Hughes to Middle Earth on a quest to save humanity from an AI that has become self-aware。 A video games with these world would truly be breathtaking， and life consuming， just like the characters in the book。 Great musings on what the greatest game of all time might be one day。

Lucas Mendes ，

Esse aqui é mais um exemplar da síndrome de sequências que tentam ser maiores que seus antecessores e acaba descaracterizando vários personagens e inchando a narrativa， ao mesmo tempo que ainda diverte e cria um cenário novo que tornam essa bem mais próxima de uma ficção-cienítifica futurista do que uma aventura nerd。 O que é bizarro também de perceber porque embora ajude a série a se renovar， parece mais uma continuação do filme do que do livro em si。As cenas de ação， que surpreendemente são po Esse aqui é mais um exemplar da síndrome de sequências que tentam ser maiores que seus antecessores e acaba descaracterizando vários personagens e inchando a narrativa， ao mesmo tempo que ainda diverte e cria um cenário novo que tornam essa bem mais próxima de uma ficção-cienítifica futurista do que uma aventura nerd。 O que é bizarro também de perceber porque embora ajude a série a se renovar， parece mais uma continuação do filme do que do livro em si。As cenas de ação， que surpreendemente são poucas， quando rolam são bem dinâmicas e é bizarro que o Ernest Cline tenha preferido priorizar mais as partes de recriação de cenários oitentistas do que inserir um dinamismo melhor na trama。 Mesmo com todas as suas problemáticas， um dos motivos de Jogador Número Um ter tido um impacto tão grande na cultura pop recente foi além de ser nostálgico， ser uma história bem dinâmica de ler， com um ritmo agradável e uma constante mudança de cenários e dificuldades， o que não rola aqui。Ainda assim， acho que ainda leria um terceiro volume， se o autor souber consertar os seus erros e fazer uma história que não pareça mais capitalizar na popularidade da adaptação cinematográfica。 Tem diversão de sobra nessa história， mas faltou mais coração。 。。。more

David Tripanier Jr ，

Don’t waste your time。

Gramatura Alta ，

O livro JOGADOR NÚMERO UM é um frescor de criatividade que deixa um sorriso no rosto de qualquer um que tenha aproveitado a cultura pop dos anos de 1980 a 1990， mas também de quem nasceu após esse período e se fascina com a quantidade e a qualidade do que se produziu nessas duas décadas e que reverbera até hoje em muita coisa que é criada。 É uma história bem fechada que não precisava de uma continuação。 Claro que com o sucesso do livro e a posterior adaptação cinematográfica， nas mãos de um dos O livro JOGADOR NÚMERO UM é um frescor de criatividade que deixa um sorriso no rosto de qualquer um que tenha aproveitado a cultura pop dos anos de 1980 a 1990， mas também de quem nasceu após esse período e se fascina com a quantidade e a qualidade do que se produziu nessas duas décadas e que reverbera até hoje em muita coisa que é criada。 É uma história bem fechada que não precisava de uma continuação。 Claro que com o sucesso do livro e a posterior adaptação cinematográfica， nas mãos de um dos melhores diretores de todos os tempos， Steven Spielberg， o autor se renderia a “necessidade” de continuar as aventuras de Parzival， Art3mis， Aech e Shoto。Começo de forma ambígua ao afirmar que JOGADOR NÚMERO DOIS é um ótimo livro ao mesmo tempo em que não é assim um ótimo livro。 Nesta continuação， nós vamos conhecer tudo o que aconteceu após o final do primeiro livro， com Wade assumindo o manto de senhor absoluto de OASIS， o universo virtual lotado de conhecimento e cultura， além de dono das empresas e da fortuna deixadas pelo falecido criador， James Halliday。 Não demora muito para Wade descobrir que existe uma versão atualizada de OASIS， uma interface neural que permite ao usuário usar os cinco sentidos no ambiente virtual e controlar seu avatar apenas com o pensamento。 Também é possível gravar suas experiências no mundo real e reproduzí-las no virtual para que outras pessoas consigam revivê-las。 É praticamente uma reprodução do real dentro do virtual， de uma forma que o cérebro não é capaz de diferenciar。Entretanto， essa tecnologia tem suas consequências。 Existe um limite de tempo que o cérebro humano suporta a conexão e é necessário criar travas de segurança para que as pessoas não se viciem e esqueçam de desconectar quando estão próximas desse limite。 Devido a isso e a outras questões morais， os quatro amigos divergem se devem ou não ativar a INO。 A desavença é tão grande， que Samantha abandona Wade e se isola， enquanto Wade e os outros prosseguem com o lançamento da tecnologia， que rapidamente ganha o mundo。Com o lançamento da INO， duas surpresas acontecem: a primeira， é a mensagem de Halliday sobre uma nova corrida em busca de “easter eggs”， com a promessa de uma recompensa misteriosa; a segunda， é a aparição do avatar de um determinado personagem， que consegue se apossar do poder de Wade de controlar OASIS e ameaçar não apenas o mundo virtual， mas também o mundo real， caso Wade não encontre a tal recompensa misteriosa e a entregue para ele。 Então， começa uma nova jornada， onde os quatro amigos precisarão unir forças e esquecer as brigas para salvarem o mundo。JOGADOR NÚMERO DOIS tenta ser maior e melhor do que o primeiro livro， mas é uma tarefa ingrata， porque o principal mérito de JOGADOR NÚMERO UM é a novidade， a criativa ideia de transportar os personagens para o meio de séries， filmes e jogos dos anos de 1980， interagindo com os mesmos， como se fizessem parte deles， para procurar por pistas。 Só que isso não é mais novidade， e o que o leitor acompanha， ele já leu no livro anterior。 Apenas as referências são novas， de outras séries， outros filmes， outros jogos。Um outro ingrediente que se perde na continuação é a ansiedade pela formação do par romântico， Wade e Samantha， além da formação do quarteto de amigos。 Embora eles estejam numa situação de confronto por quase metade da história， é evidente que eles irão se reunir para enfrentar o desafio， então o interesse meio que se perde na falta de expectativa。 O mesmo se pode dizer para o vilão。 É caricato e clichê。 O próprio Wade afirma isso em um trecho do livro， quando dispara palavras na cara do vilão dizendo que ele age da mesma forma que diversos outros já conhecidos。 É legal ver essa similaridade， mas também quebra o interesse， não existe novidade e também se sabe qual será o desfecho。Até mesmo quando JOGADOR NÚMERO DOIS tenta discutir a definição de vida， se algo virtual que pensa e reproduz sentimentos， pode ser considerado como algo que vive， em igualdade com os seres humanos， passa longe da profundidade que tal tema necessita。 E mesmo essa ideia não é nova， pelo contrário， já existe em dezenas de livros e ficção-científica。 E desse tema， o que se salva， é a luta de dois personagens secundários， que se tornam a força motora da história， para ficarem juntos， mesmo sabendo que isso pode ser algo impossível。JOGADOR NÚMERO DOIS， se considerado de forma isolada， é um ótimo livro。 Eu esperava que o segundo nível da aventura trouxesse mais novidades ao invés de outra corrida por “easter egss”。 É uma decepção pessoal， então ela é diferente de pessoa para pessoa。 O resultado imparcial é que a leitura diverte， a edição da Intrínseca está espetacular， capa dura， miolo todo elaborado com lindos detalhes temáticos， e sempre é uma delícia revistar OASIS e tudo o que ele proporciona em termos de cultura pop。 Da mesma forma que aconselhei na resenha do primeiro livro， pesquise todas as referências na Internet， a sua experiência será muito mais completa e gratificante。http://gramaturaalta。com。br/2021/06/2。。。 。。。more

Mark ，

The continuation of Ready Player One， this is more of the same。。。which is good， if maybe not as mind bending as the first book。 More， funny， exciting fun。

Kashmir ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I felt that where the first book didn't punish you for not knowing all of the references included in the quest， this one did。 I had no idea what was going on in some of this book， particularly the final two as I'm not a Prince or LoR fan。 They just felt super long and repetitive。 The overall story idea had potential， the ONI concept was pretty interesting。 But the overload of super advanced technology was too much for me， it felt every chapter there was some new revolutionary technology added th I felt that where the first book didn't punish you for not knowing all of the references included in the quest， this one did。 I had no idea what was going on in some of this book， particularly the final two as I'm not a Prince or LoR fan。 They just felt super long and repetitive。 The overall story idea had potential， the ONI concept was pretty interesting。 But the overload of super advanced technology was too much for me， it felt every chapter there was some new revolutionary technology added that it became hard to suspend belief。 And the ending was worse than I imagined， not even attempting to solve any of the real world problems like the beginning of the book suggested。 。。。more

Jen ，

I almost put this book down after 50 pages and walked away。 In the end I’m glad I didn’t， but readers should know going in that the pacing of this book manages to spoil what should have been a fun return to a familiar world filled with all the pop/nerd culture you could want。 Be prepared to slog through a bit to get to the book you wanted to read。Instead， it spends an unbearable amount of time explaining the details of technology and then the backstory of the development of the technology and th I almost put this book down after 50 pages and walked away。 In the end I’m glad I didn’t， but readers should know going in that the pacing of this book manages to spoil what should have been a fun return to a familiar world filled with all the pop/nerd culture you could want。 Be prepared to slog through a bit to get to the book you wanted to read。Instead， it spends an unbearable amount of time explaining the details of technology and then the backstory of the development of the technology and then more details about all of that again before we really get to the adventure。 Then， inexplicably， the adventure is where the pacing picks up （at times to levels that didn’t even seem to make sense with the timeline in the book）。 It felt like it missed the opportunity to do some heavy editing at the front end and tell the heart of the adventure better。 。。。more

Taru ，

I wanted to quit reading this book so many times。 Eventually I made it till the end。 Barely。 First book was good but the sequel was just。。。blah！

Lauren White ，

3。5 stars— not as good as the first one， but it was still captivating and an enjoyable read！

Laura ，

Super duper similar to Ready Player One， but that was such a fun book who cares， right？

Michelle ，

DNF。 Fell flat。

Jonelle ，

Welp。 That was。。。 something。 I was completely prepared to say that maybe people were judging this book a little bit too harshly until I got to the last 50 pages or so。 Yiiiiiikes。 I don't want to give too much away， but the one thing I will say is that one of my biggest complaints with Ready Player One was that it seemed pretty uninterested in the fact that people's real lives were so bad that everyone just lived virtually all the time。 And at first it seemed like Ready Player Two was really goi Welp。 That was。。。 something。 I was completely prepared to say that maybe people were judging this book a little bit too harshly until I got to the last 50 pages or so。 Yiiiiiikes。 I don't want to give too much away， but the one thing I will say is that one of my biggest complaints with Ready Player One was that it seemed pretty uninterested in the fact that people's real lives were so bad that everyone just lived virtually all the time。 And at first it seemed like Ready Player Two was really going to delve into that。 But that。。。 did not happen。 We ended the second book in basically the same place as the first - "Everything's going to shit and we're probably all going to destroy the planet and die miserable deaths， but it's cool because VR is awesome LOL！！！！！！" And in order to end in that place， at least one character's entire personality and motivation needed to do an abrupt 180 about 1/3 of the way through the book。 There was also a huge pacing issue， with the first half of the book being a snoozefest and then suddenly shifting gears into non-stop action。But， you know， I love John Hughes and I love Prince， so 1 star for each of those sections。 The pop culture was the highlight。 The pop culture is why everyone loved the first book。 More pop culture， please， and less。。。 whatever the rest of this was。 。。。more

Chris Tavern ，

It took a while to get rolling and， ultimately， it isn’t quite as good as Ready Player One， but once things get rolling it is a fun， pop-culture-filled read with some surprisingly heady ideas。

bambee ，

You either die a hero， or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain。

Kate Webb ，

I loved it even more than the first， and I didn't think that was possible！ I loved it even more than the first， and I didn't think that was possible！ 。。。more

Ryan Cole ，

Very disappointing。 I cannot believe he spent five years writing this。 It seems like Ernest is a one hit wonder like so many of the 80s songs he adores！

Amisha ，

So entertaining and thought provoking。 Kept me engrossed until the very end。 Dare I say， better than the first？！

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