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IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.

But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.

Ready Player One Seres by Ernest Cline will be one of our MMC GBRs for August 2022.

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Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

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24% (view spoiler)[Art3mis is good at angry rants! But she was a bit pushy and rude in her intro. (hide spoiler)]

48% (view spoiler)[It's Sweet watching him fall in love. Still, bad timing Wade! (hide spoiler)]

76% (view spoiler)[What is Wade doing at IOI, trapped like this? This part is driving me crazy! It is so risky!! (hide spoiler)]

Picking this one up... it's a re-read... I need to get my act together and read the second one...

20% End of Ch. 8: (view spoiler)[ I do not like Wade's Aunt and her boyfriend. I enjoyed Wade giving us a back story to his life on the stacks, and how he ended up there. It's so much to learn all that 80's memorabilia, but I guess if Billions of dollars were on the line I'd learn a ton of useless stuff too. I like Aech, Paying a little attention in school is what helped Wade solve the clue as to where the copper key is hidden! AND HERE WE GO!!!! (hide spoiler)]

36% End of Ch. 13: (view spoiler)[ Nolan sounds like a Douched! how are you going to make a proposition and threaten at the same time? I'm glad Wade is taking precautions! And Yeay for Art3mis and Aech! I like that Daito and Shoto also got the first gate! Morrow was right. "One person can keep a secret, but not two." We can guess who is not keeping a secret lol... Ah Wade. I liked that helped Art3mis and Aech though, maybe they can bounce ideas off of each other. (hide spoiler)]

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I loved how she interacted with Wade. (view spoiler)[ He got lucky there was no PvP in that tomb or else he would've had to start over. Art3mis sounds super smart though, she figured out he already had the key and she blocked him from leaving... but she was nice too, she tried to heal him even though he wasn't hurt! (hide spoiler)]

45% End of Level 1: Ch. 16: (view spoiler)[ Nolan was not bluffing! It is crazy the lengths those Sixers will go to get the egg. I liked that he warned the High Five Group and that at least they got to meet each other. Those Sixers sure play dirty though, not one but two force fields! Im glad the Gunters all united to bring those force fields down! (hide spoiler)]

52% (view spoiler)[ The little man in the canoe"???? Really? I've never heard it referred as that! that is too hilarious! Ahhh man and their creative names for women genitalia.. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[.I like that the High Five got to meet up. PIty there is still such distrust and lack of wanting to co-operate. Granted you want to win, but at the cost of real lives?! (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[I like how Og helped them all get to his place to finish the challenge. (hide spoiler)]

19% (view spoiler)[I really do not like how childish Was is being toward other players. (hide spoiler)]

37% (view spoiler)[Pretty ingenious failsafes set up by an AI. Yep, this is indeed why we don't fully trust them. (hide spoiler)]

60% (view spoiler)[How sad that a place you once loved now hurts to visit. I have been there, in my own way. I think this is the most empathy I have felt toward Wade this entire book so far. (hide spoiler)]

44.62% End of Level 1: Ch. 16: (view spoiler)[ Nolan was not bluffing! It is crazy the lengths those Sixers will go to get the egg. I liked that he warned the High Five Group and that at least they got to meet each other. Those Sixers sure play dirty though, not one but two force fields! Im glad the Gunters all united to bring those force fields down! (hide spoiler)]

52.15% (view spoiler)[ "The little man in the canoe"???? Really? I've never heard it referred as that! that is too hilarious! Ahhh man and their creative names for women genitalia... (hide spoiler)]

79.03% (view spoiler)[ Crazy!!! Desperate times mean desperate measures. At least he found out the Sixers have information on the other players and of course they mean to use it for evil. (hide spoiler)]

Finished... (view spoiler)[ They are so cute together... I like that Wade was happy not log back into the Oasis. It meant more real life time with Art3mis/Samantha. (hide spoiler)]

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Yes, it sure is sweet, but with her I don't think there would've been a perfect time... what if it took them forever to find the egg or no one ever finds it? The time is now!

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I know, he could be stuck there forever! I hope the risk is worth the reward.

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Yes, they needed a safe place and the integrity of the game was at stake. Well since the beginning I guess. (view spoiler)[ Sorrento was playing dirty the whole time. Super dirty, killing Daito, and attempted murder on Wade and all that information he had on Art3mis and Shoto!!! (hide spoiler)]

Cinthia wrote: "Jamie wrote: " Finished
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Yes, they needed a safe place and the integrity of the game was at stake. Well since the beginning I guess. [spoiler..."

This was one thing I got stuck on (view spoiler)[Why didn't Og help sooner after Wade was attacked and his aunt killed? Maybe because he wasn't sure they had a chance? IDK (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[So at the end of all this, it was told by an A.I?!?! And I am a bit surprised Wade decided to stay on Earth when the time came after all his planning. Did he want to stay or was it only for Samantha? (hide spoiler)]