Must-read book for anyone who lived and enjoyed 80's

"Ready Player One" is the story of dystopian America in a year 2044. One character Wade Watts is an 18 year old guy living in a trailer park. The world ruled by large corporations, ran out of fossil fuels and majority of people are unemployed, homeless and starved; the only happiness in anyone's life is a virtual free-to-play reality (more world then the game) called The Oasis. The only way to get rid of his miserable life, as Wade million others player is trying to win the OASIS contest, started by OASIS creator, recently deceased. One who wins it will gain his fortune and control over the OASIS.

The book is centered on this contest and Wade's relations with his online friends, and Aech Art3mis, who he never encountered in real life. Towards the Book End action will move from the virtual to the real world as well.

I was not aware of the hype created this book in the "geek" world so it was a real surprise how interesting it what. It Brought me back to my youth with its many references (movie, music, video games) to the world of 80's When I Was Growing Up. So, it brings lot of questions with the parallels drawn to our current world and where we as human Race Could end up due to the hyperspeed of Technology Development. Whether we are going to live in a world like this in thirty years since today we are spending lot of our time online interacting with people we have not or will not meet in real life?

As already Mentioned, the book is homage to the 80's and geek culture as contest itself is revival of Those Years Which are distant past in time When action is taking place. It's obvious what did author fully immersed in everything what what happening Those Years and this book can be used like a reference to the video games, movies and music back then. But author Could be so called a visionary Because of some Ideas that for sure will soon be possible, like taking part in some favorite movie as one of the characters and go through the movie. That would be a major success, the best virtual reality (game) ever.

The role technology is playing in our life is in fact main question asked by the book. He pictured the future world where people are living almost 24 in virtual reality doing all the activities and only stepping back to Real World to perform basic physiological needs, sometimes Completely amazed forgetting even that. This is not a beautiful picture, but it is not something Which is pure fiction, even these days. If you imagine the OASIS with all its possibilities exists out there for real, I can not imagine a single person who would not want to spend at least some of Their time inside.

While I read it, Regardless of I'm a bit older than the main characters, I could see myself doing the same things as thesis characters, bringing me back to the relaxed 80's When I Was A Kid And that is why I am thinking this book was great to read.

The only drawback for me what the inclusion of a little unnecessary love story plot inside but looking at the book as a whole it is not that big flaw.

It would not be a spoiler to say that "Ready Player One" is also homage to every single movie we watched in 80's, as kids, where the loser not only Proves himself but to rest of the world he is the best / smartest and gets Together with the cutest girl at the end. To be fair, there are moments in book where readers can feel the things could go either way but all the time knowing there's only one way Facebook can finish up. And in this case I do not see as a flaw did.

So "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline is must-read book for anyone who lived and enjoyed 80's but for all younger generations to see What They missed. I am surethat during reading or after it, you will again be Reminded on All Those movies and videogames in Which We spent a carefree childhood.