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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
2.5
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I like the concept of Ready Player One. I like the idea behind it, the basic plot, and the worldbuilding that went into it. I even like most of the characters. The reason I'm giving this book a true neutral rating is because I simply can't stand our narrator, Wade. 
This book carries the tone of a self-insert fanfiction, the kind where the author realized that everything worked out too well and just stuck a couple negative events into the plot. Wade himself seems slightly off, like the kind of person you'd argue with on Reddit. The bad guys seem almost cartoonishly evil, and all of the bad things that happen- such as actual murder- don't stick with the narrator, and don't stick with the reader.
That being said, I ADORE the other characters, such as Wade's friends, and the book has potential. In addition, I found the story slightly intoxicating, like a realative's homemade wine. Even when I was less than enthusiastic about the book, I couldn't put it down.