Ready Player One, written by Ernest Cline, is an outstanding novel. Whether it is the clear and concise writing style, or the brilliant escape, Cline created an intense storyline fit for readers in their late teens and up. This book is, to point out, not for everyone; it requires a vast array of knowledge and a strict love for technology. With clarity being such an easy attribute of this book, it is challenged with all the 80’s references. If the reader doesn’t have a firm grasp of the 80’s, they may very well get lost in this book.

Escaping from everyday life is normally hard for many to do, yet Cline makes it seem like its nothing. Ready Player One is a story almost anyone can get lost in. With lovable characters, and a unique storyline line, this book is tough to put down. With all the 80’s references, this book is a great reflection from reality, yet the storyline is very unlikely and at times nonsensical. This dystopian lifestyle mentioned in the book will never happen to the world we live in today.

Artistically speaking, Cline did a phenomenal job with describing all attributes of each character and action scene in the story. Without properly describing such important attributes, this story could easily have been horrible. Internally speaking, this story was easy to follow because of its consistency within characters; their actions all made sense and were all warranted. Personal beliefs from this story were challenged on account of the unlikeliness of this plot ever occurring in real life. On the other hand, Ready Player One does offer significant issues such as technology taking over our lives and people putting technology before other importance, which easily happens in our world today. This fantastic Alex-Award winning book is definitely one to read; it teaches great messages and simply intrigues the reader.