jp 👾 reviewed Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Review of 'Ready Player Two' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Content warning ☢️ Spoiler ahead!
In summary: Sword Art Online plot plus San Jupinero
German language
Published by Fischer TOR.
3 stars
(13 reviews)
Einige Tage nachdem er das Easter Egg von James Halliday gefunden und den Wettbewerb um die OASIS für sich entschieden hat, macht Wade Watts eine Entdeckung, die alles verändern könnte. In einem seiner Tresorräume hat Halliday eine Technologie für ihn versteckt, die die OASIS noch wundervoller und suchterzeugender macht, als es sich Wade je hätte träumen lassen.
Doch gleichzeitig wird er vor ein Rätsel gestellt und muss ein weiteres Abenteuer bestehen. Es gilt ein letztes Easter Egg zu finden, das Halliday in der Oasis versteckt hat.
Und diesmal hat Wade einen Konkurrenten, der über Leichen geht. Er merkt bald, dass nicht nur sein eigenes Leben auf dem Spiel steht, sondern das von Millionen anderer Menschen, und vielleicht sogar das Schicksal der gesamten Welt.
rujo 📚 reviewed Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ready Player, #2)
Dafür war ich jetzt nicht bereit...
3 stars
Ach ja, Fortsetzungen... Nach dem ich vom ersten Teil so begeistert war, da waren meine Erwartungen erwartungsgemäß recht hoch und wurden leider enttäuscht.
Der Autor hat sich ja bemüht, aber die Stimmung vom ersten Teil kam hier nicht mehr rüber. Die Story ist zwar eine konsequente Fortführung, aber doch sehr durchschnittlich. Es war alles irgendwie vorhersehbar und die Rätsel auch eher mäßig. Dazu hielt man sich viel zu sehr auf gewissen Planeten und mit gewissen Künstlern auf, mit denen ich so gar nichts positives verbinde, so dass bei mir der Funke einfach ausblieb. 3 virtuelle Sterne sind bei mir da noch drin, aber wenn ich gewisse Längen des Romans Revue passieren lasse, dann sind es wohl eher ziemlich blasse.
Norbert reviewed Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, #2)
Review of 'Ready Player Two' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
So gut der erste Teil war so schlecht ist der zweite. Spannung fehlt, viel Blabla und die Handlung ist naja. Man hätte mehr aus der Grundidee des Buches machen können. Es wirkt sehr erzwungen.
DigitalRob reviewed Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, #2)
Review of 'Ready Player Two' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I have lots of thoughts on this book, some good and some not so good. Overall, I think I can't recommend it generally, and most folks who loved the first one will be okay with this but disappointed.
While both the Player One and Player Two are entrenched in 80s and 90s pop culture, this one is also steeped in tropes, most notably relationship and villain tropes. And, it mirrors the first novel in structure. Outside of different historic culture references, there is nearly nothing new here.
I enjoyed parts of the new quest, but I'm really stuck on the things I didn't like at all: I hated the concept of the bad guy, I don't like what Cline did with Wade and Samantha, and finally, I can't stand that the way those changes to that relationship are essentially ignored once the new crisis hits.
While I like Prince's music, …
I have lots of thoughts on this book, some good and some not so good. Overall, I think I can't recommend it generally, and most folks who loved the first one will be okay with this but disappointed.
While both the Player One and Player Two are entrenched in 80s and 90s pop culture, this one is also steeped in tropes, most notably relationship and villain tropes. And, it mirrors the first novel in structure. Outside of different historic culture references, there is nearly nothing new here.
I enjoyed parts of the new quest, but I'm really stuck on the things I didn't like at all: I hated the concept of the bad guy, I don't like what Cline did with Wade and Samantha, and finally, I can't stand that the way those changes to that relationship are essentially ignored once the new crisis hits.
While I like Prince's music, I'm not a fanboy, so nearly all of the references in that section of the book went over my head completely. On top of that I expected this whole section to be a red herring, but fortunately it wasn't. That said, by avoiding the red herring, Cline has left a reference in this part of the story hanging.
It's hard to tell that I didn't hate this book. I gave it three stars because it has an incredible amount of potential, mostly missed potential. I can imagine stories stemming from this novel, and I'm happy with this.
MiffyHelen reviewed Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, #2)
Review of 'Ready Player Two' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Just like the first one, I quite enjoyed it until the final couple of pages...
Sean Randall reviewed Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, #2)
Review of 'Ready Player Two' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I find it hard to believe that over 8 years have flown since I picked up and devoured ready Player One. I loved it, and although the movie was different, I enjoyed that for what it was too. I have reread One at least once a year since and was truly excited for the release of book two.
I finished Two and, although not as thrilled with it as I would have liked, I think that would have been hard to match. As a sequel, it moves the story on in a very clever way (the ending in particular was great). I did feel that the 12 hour timespan throughout the books’ main action was a little too artificial and everything bot a bit squished, and of course it’s hard to reinvigorate a topic you’ve trod heavily over in a first story. And Prince, yech.
On the plus side our …
I find it hard to believe that over 8 years have flown since I picked up and devoured ready Player One. I loved it, and although the movie was different, I enjoyed that for what it was too. I have reread One at least once a year since and was truly excited for the release of book two.
I finished Two and, although not as thrilled with it as I would have liked, I think that would have been hard to match. As a sequel, it moves the story on in a very clever way (the ending in particular was great). I did feel that the 12 hour timespan throughout the books’ main action was a little too artificial and everything bot a bit squished, and of course it’s hard to reinvigorate a topic you’ve trod heavily over in a first story. And Prince, yech.
On the plus side our hero grew believably and had a lot to deal with, “all sunshine and rainbows” seemed to be the order of play at the end of One and it’s … reassuring, I suppose, to note that wasn’t exactly the case. The tech progression was great, the sheer variety of problems facing Humanity was quite over-the-top and dramatic, and old enemies were a little hard to swallow. By and large though, I’m glad I picked up the sequel.
I don’t know what Two will do to my enjoyment of rereading One I’ve just done so ready for this book so I guess I’ll find out next year.
