Ready Player Two

404bee shared a tip "The writing is stretched out and honestly feels like a filler. Some of the scenes were way too stretched out and the amount of unnecessary details was way too overwhelming. That book could have easily been half the size, and would be much better. It had not awaken any feeling of emotions like the first book. I had very high expectations and though it would created the nostalgic feeling the first book did, however there were moments were I didn’t want the chapter to end."

allofakind shared a tip "I'm not going to lie, the book started quite slow, only a week after the last book and then a three year time skip where everything has changed. And then it takes like 10 chapters for Wade to stop complaining and whining and being pathetic for any action to start. But once that action starts, it doesn't stop. As an avid DnD player, I read this book like a campaign transcript, and it was downright amazing. The references to 80s pop culture went over my head for sure, but the excitement the characters had for them made me want to become a gunter just to fully understand it all. The book juggles questions of morality and mortality very well, reminding us that those we hold so high are still human, and by definition we are faulty. And yet, it is because of our humanity that we can look back, realize our mistakes, and work to fix them. Comparing this to the first book, I think I liked the writing more in RP1 (if i had to read "the details were so intricately, lovingly designed" one more time...), but I think the themes and final chapter in this one is a lot more impactful. I truly love the epilogue of this book and its worth reading just to get to it. It's always good when the science fiction is believable enough to be science fact."

robin_george shared a tip "The authors knowledge of 1980s/1990s pop culture, his ability to create a futuristic world that captures the attention, and his complicated emotional characters makes for a pretty great ride of a book."

cynthia_delano shared a tip "I started this book as soon as I finished the first book! I love the references to the eighties. It has lots of action, adventure, twists, and puzzles. It’s a fun read."

saara_murnick shared a tip "I was so excited, to read this! I walked away, with a "meh". It wasn't awful, exactly; it just wasn't "Ready Player One". I *hated* how much time was spent on Middle Earth, but by then, I was just reading to get it done, anyway."

rae_smith_7205 shared a tip "It isn't as great as the first but it's a sequel...still really enjoyed. As my nephew said the less you think about it the better it is."

hellokaela shared a tip "Not as good as the first. There are some surprising and shocking character developments that just don’t make sense. Still had fun."

sophia_vergara shared a tip "I loved ready player one so much that i started reading this. the ending made me cry 🥲 i love this book so much i totally recommend it! ❤️"

destinee_duffy shared a tip "Amazing amazing amazing. Flowed from Ready Player One right into Ready Player Two. You are picking up right where Parzival left off. I can't say enough. I LOVE THE REFRENCES. 10/10 😍😍😍"

mark_hainey shared a tip "Really enjoyed the direction the author had taken the story i will say the start was a little boring but it took off and never slowed down after"

cole_buzbee shared a tip "You have to read the original book first. It is a book that expands on the events in the last that gives back ownership of the OASIS to book fans rather than the movies that butchered the original"

daniebabie shared a tip "Had chills and teared up at a couple of parts. The first book was my father figure’s favorite before he passed and there was a few moments I know he would’ve loved. One of the *parts* had me fully immersed because of the love I have for a certain franchise."

caleb_dekeyser shared a tip "Honestly quite a disappointment to go from the absolute perfection of ready player one to the story of player two but I'll read and enjoy anything Ernest Cline writes"

michael_hunter_9736 shared a tip "Not a bad follow up. Seems a bit forced at times and some parts didn't match with what we already know about the characters personality but overall pretty good."

karen_pollock shared a tip "My favorite part is when he gets himself 5aken into indentured servitude to win. He really will do anything. Oh and when he gets the perfect score on pacman. This really is a favorite. As I remember most of the 80's lol"

sophia_jackson_2254 shared a tip "If you liked one, you’ll LOVE two. At first glance you’d think it’s just an unnecessary extension of something already perfect, but no it ENHANCES. The characters, the world, everything grows and developed in unexpected ways. Also, ITS SO NARLY DUDE!!!!!!!!"

alex_p_1575 shared a tip "Hard to get through the first 100 pages. If I didn’t love Ready Player One so much, I would’ve put it down. After finishing the whole book now, it picked up in entertainment, but I still felt myself slowly pushing through. I don’t see how this can be turned into a second movie with all of the slow parts included, and I wish it was condensed a bit. Still, overall I enjoyed the story."

matt_farley shared a tip "Slow start and with a world they created in the first book, this time around it felt very empty... With such a big hit and how they made the world it feels they put less in the world. Like the first book there were players all over the place, this time it seems it's mostly NPCs with rarely any player content. It was good, but a small let down."