Honesty, yes, all those references to classic and obscure video games through the ages would probably be more exciting for someone more versed in gaming, but luckily I found that just living in the world had given me enough base knowledge to at least recognize the names of big games and understand a little about their rules of play. I’d heard it was a great story, but I just didn’t think with my limited video gaming experience I’d be able to do it justice. I was worried I didn’t have the expertise or even basic knowledge about which video games were out there and how they worked to appreciate the myriad references and specific lingo I expected in this book. I mean, I played a few games in my childhood, but it’s been years. I put off reading this futuristic story about elite video gamer Wade and his fascination with 1980’s pop culture because I’m a non-gamer, but it took me exactly one and a half pages to know this was book I couldn’t miss. Wade “Parzival” Watts may be a master at video gaming, but Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, is a master with words.
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