{"id":985,"date":"2019-11-18T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packitforwarding.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2019-11-06T20:34:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T02:34:41","slug":"book-review-ready-player-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packitforwarding.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/18\/book-review-ready-player-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review &#8211; Ready Player One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ready-Player-One-Ernest-Cline\/dp\/0307887448\/ref=as_li_ss_il?_encoding=UTF8&#038;qid=1573088651&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=li3&#038;tag=packitforward-20&#038;linkId=01da243c1bdc04f3422faf808f07c70b&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=0307887448&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=packitforward-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=packitforward-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li3&#038;o=1&#038;a=0307887448\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>For this book, I went even farther away from my steady diet of Cisco Press books. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PVBba2\">Ready Player One<\/a><\/em> is a great read. I&#8217;m thankful that I took the time to read this book before seeing the movie. TL;DR the book is better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book is set in a dystopian future where a virtual reality environment has become a reality for most of the population. Seeking to avoid the real world collapse around them, many people spend their time in the OASIS. The main character Wade Watts along with thousands of others are trying to find an Easter egg in the OASIS to win the inheritance left by its creator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-attachment-id=\"988\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/packitforwarding.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/18\/book-review-ready-player-one\/game-cartridges-1373100\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/packitforwarding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/game-cartridges-1373100.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"game-cartridges-1373100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/packitforwarding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/game-cartridges-1373100.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/packitforwarding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/game-cartridges-1373100.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A stack of Atari 2600 game cartridges.\" class=\"wp-image-988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/packitforwarding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/game-cartridges-1373100.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/packitforwarding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/game-cartridges-1373100.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@kevinbidwell?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Kevin Bidwell\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/game-cartridges-1373100\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a child of the 80s, you will find yourself walking down memory lane throughout <em>Ready Player One<\/em>. 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