I listened to this book on audio (narrated by Wil Wheaton). The concept was really cool. I love a good dystopian novel. They freak me out and make me uncomfortable, all the while making me want to make personal changes. I dono they’re like self help books for me I suppose lol.
I enjoyed this book. It was fun. The 80’s references were awesome. Being an 80’s baby it’s always nice to have your decade in the spotlight. Where it lacked for me was the dystopian part of the story. Wade spends a considerable amount of time in the OASIS, looking for the Easter egg and I can appreciate that. However I just didn’t get enough world building beyond the first part of the book that made me feel the world had gone completely to shit. At this point I felt like it was just a bunch of people playing video games, which cool, but that’s not what I was anticipating this would be about.
Overall I liked the book. The gaming parts were interesting, but there were times I had to remember what was going on because there was sooooooo much over explaining going on.