Baker's Dozen Challenge Book 5

I  have completed another book. I ‘reread’ Ready Player One this time via audio book. It’s narrated by Wil Wheaton which gives it some additional nerd cred. I was never big on audio books before but I may start to come around. It was easy listening to a book I was already familiar with. If I had interruptions from the outside world, I didn’t risk missing anything crucial.

It’s a love song to 1980’s pop culture including music, movies, video games, and books. Some minor parts are from before and after (classic sci-fi books, various Star Trek incarnations) but all the relevant pieces to the story are from the time of neon, big hair, and even bigger computers.

In a dystopian future where poverty is rampant and natural resources are running out, the whole world gets away from it by plugging into The Oasis. The biggest virtual reality game ever, it allows the world to forget their problems. When its creator dies without an heir, he creates an Easter Egg that will bestow ownership of this world and his entire company to whoever can find it. But in a world of corporate greed and unexpected heroes, it can never be that simple.

This is still one of my favorite books. It is almost required reading for nerds. I have insisted several people read it and everyone has thanked me for it. Listening to it added a different dimension. I could experience my favorite book while running errands, commuting, or engaging in drudgery which was pretty great. I also enjoyed catching moments where Wheaton takes a drink or turns a page. It was like a little ‘gotcha’ moment.

I always enjoy rereading this book and I’m glad I got to do it again.

1) Another World –

2) Learned Something –

3) Movie-Book – The Fault in Out Stars by John Green

4) Graphic Novel – Fanboys vs. Zombies Vol 1 by Sam Humphries

5) Dust –

6) Nonfiction –

7) Reread – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

8) Shorts – 20something Essays by 20something Writers edited by Matt Kellogg and Jillian Quint

9) Fiction –

10) Shiny – Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay

11) Retelling –

12) Wild Card –

13) The End –

Music: The Whole World Is Watching by Within Temptation