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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
2.25
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book had an amazing concept, which was partially well executed. In my opinion the pacing was weird; there were parts that dragged and parts that were going by way too fast. I think this story worked better as a movie. I also got very frustrated with the main character from time to time, he was a little full of himself and deeply insecure at the same time. That is a very normal teenager/young adult state to be in, but in his case, I would've loved to not experience it while being in his head. - I also felt like Artemis was solely constructed to be this "ideal girl" to chase after (mainly: a little too cool for you, self-confident in what she does but just so unhappy with the way she looks - which she can obviously be "saved from" by the protagonist), which was one of the reasons why I wanted to throw this book against the neatest wall sometimes.