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Estamos en el año 2044 y, como el resto de la humanidad, Wade Watts prefiere mil veces el videojuego de OASIS al cada vez más sombrío mundo real. Se asegura que esconde las diabólicas piezas de un rompecabezas cuya resolución conduce a una fortuna incalculable. Las claves del enigma están basadas en la cultura de finales del siglo XX y, durante años, millones de humanos han intentado dar con ellas, sin éxito.… (más)
En algún momento leí que estaban por hacer la película de este libro, no lo creo jaja no se me pasa por la cabeza como se podría igualar tanta locura. El libro es excelente para que lo lea algún geek viciado por los videojuegos que extrañe un poco los años 80... como yo! ( )
Sin duda el libro te sumerge un futuro cercano en el que la generación del 70-80 se va a sentir enganchado porque su cultura es el centro de toda la acción del libro… Una historia bien contada que a pesar de estar repleta de alusiones a música, ordenadores, juegos, series… de esa época, se lee rápido y fácil (aunque reconozco que algunos “conceptos” se me escaparon). Un libro de ciencia ficción basado en un futuro cercano (plausible) con mala situación económica, un planeta deteriorado, realidad virtual y corporaciones que tratan de esclavizarnos… Os lo recomiendo (toca muchos temas, y en el fondo como todo… es una historia de amistad y amor) ;). ( )
Ready Player One borrows liberally from the same Joseph Campbell plot requirements as all the beloved franchises it references, but in such a loving, deferential way that it becomes endearing. There’s a high learning curve to all of the little details Wade throws out about the world, and for anyone who doesn’t understand or love the same sect of pop culture Halliday enjoyed, Ready Player One is a tough read. But for readers in line with Cline’s obsessions, this is a guaranteed pleasure.
The breadth and cleverness of Mr. Cline’s imagination gets this daydream pretty far. But there comes a point when it’s clear that Wade lacks at least one dimension, and that gaming has overwhelmed everything else about this book.
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
For Susan and Libby Because there is no map for where we are going
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Everyone my age remembers where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the contest.
Citas
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Like most gunters, I voted to reelect Cory Doctorow and Wil Wheaton (again). There were no term limits, and those two geezers had been doing a kick-ass job of protecting user rights for over a decade.
It was the dawn of a new era, one where most of the human race now spent all of their free time inside a videogame.
"No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful." [199]
And now the conditions at any schools had gotten so terrible that every kid with half a brain was being encouraged to stay at home and attend school online.
The Great Recession was now entering its third decade, and unemployment was still at a record high. (2045)
...his obsessive adherence to routine and preoccupation with a few areas of interest led many psychologists to conclude that Halliday had suffered from Asperger’s syndrome, or from some other form of high functioning autism.
...contrary to popular belief, the OASIS won’t change that drastically when IOI takes control of it.
I could barely believe it myself. IOI had actually tried to kill me. To prevent me from winning a videogame contest. It was insane.
Capitalism would inch forward, without my actually having to interact with another human being.
The sight of my tiny one-room apartment, my immersion rig, or my reflection in the mirror—they all served as a harsh reminder that the world I spent my days in was not, in fact, the real one.
I could vote, in both the OASIS elections and the elections for U. S. government officials. I didn’t bother with the latter, because I didn’t see the point. The once-great country into which I’d been born now resembled its former self in name only. It didn’t matter who was in charge. Those people were rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic and everyone knew it. Besides, now that everyone could vote from home, via the OASIS, the only people who could get elected were movie stars, reality TV personalities, or radical televangelists.
Questing kept me busy and served as a welcome distraction from the growing loneliness and isolation I felt.
You know you’ve totally screwed up your life when your whole wid turns to shit and the only person you have to talk to is your system agent software.
It’s not over until it’s over.
Try and use your powers only for good. Okay?
I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn’t know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life. Right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real. Do you understand? (James Halliday)
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
It occurred to me then that for the first time in as long as I could remember, I had absolutely no desire to log back into the OASIS.
Estamos en el año 2044 y, como el resto de la humanidad, Wade Watts prefiere mil veces el videojuego de OASIS al cada vez más sombrío mundo real. Se asegura que esconde las diabólicas piezas de un rompecabezas cuya resolución conduce a una fortuna incalculable. Las claves del enigma están basadas en la cultura de finales del siglo XX y, durante años, millones de humanos han intentado dar con ellas, sin éxito.
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Ready Player One
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