Ready Player One was a cultural phenomenon for a little bit there. Everyone was talking about the book and Spielberg made a movie about it. Now, it doesn’t seem to have the same kind of appeal or interest. That’s in large part because Ready Player One sucks.

We’re oversaturated with nostalgia bait, but even before we were, it still sucked.

Because that’s really all this book is. It’s a poorly written mess that relies on nostalgia for its popularity.

Fair warning, guys. This is a spoiler talk. It’s not a joke. Click through here and there be spoilers.

If you haven’t read my review of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline you can check it out here.

If not? Let’s start spoiling some plot points.

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