Is this actually good or is it just a pop culture circle-jerk?

>>8199579
pop culture circle jerk, except for when he actually tried to be original (see: the stacks). then it kind of works.

>>8199579

Reads like one really long bad Family Guy reference to pop culture

It's the Snow Crash of contemporary literature. It's just really bad. The humour is bad, the "twists" are predictable (Co-Founder dude lurking in their private server). I mean as something we're supposed to take seriously it's not any good at all, though entertainment-wise it's at least "tight" in terms of plot and tempo etc. It's essentially a non-reader's novel.

>>8199590

>Non-reader's novel
We should make a chart out of this, what would you put on it? I'd guess a lot of John Green, Harry Potter, Stephen King, etc.

>>8199579
Huge pop culture circle-jerk

The story itself is pretty boring and shallow and some of the biggest reveals are extremely cringe-worthy

>>8199579
Most of r/books hates Ready Player One. That's how shitty this book is.

Couldn't even finish it. Very disappointing because I love dystopia novels. This is basically a stupid ender's game and does nothing original. Unoriginal thoughts coooould be forgiven if the writing wasn't so bad

>>8199634
Why would we make a chart for shit we don't read.

>>8200366
but anon...that describes every chart /lit/ makes :)

Imagine "remember the 90s" 90s kids

except with the 80s

now imagine this but as a book that goes on for 300+ pages that isn't particularly well written. if you like 80s references it'll jog your nostalgia if not you'll probably get bored of it fast

>>8199590
i really liked snow crash but it's been a while since i read it and i'm pretty sure it'll disappoint me if i read it again

>>8200379
I save charts on my phone and walk around the bookstore using the chart as a shopping list