Buddy Reads discussion

Thread for 'Ready Player Two'

I'll leave the poll for this up until the 1st of February, let me know when you want to start :)

I hv a LOT of books to read next month so maybe march...its ok if u cant wait till then. I'll deff understand :)

uhm depends. Shivon what do you think?

Cyn wrote: "uhm depends. Shivon what do you think?"

I am really eager to read it. But its not much fun to read alone. So, I think we should all come to an agreement and then start. If we can make a space in March, then we should do that.

Yes, I'd love to buddy read this. Due to lockdown, I have quite a lot of time on my hands, so I am fine with whatever date you can agree on.

Raya, if you can't do February, would the start of March suit you?

Yess I'm so excited to read this, I have heard amazing things and yes, because of lock down I hv free time... Even though February is buissy

Anyways, going on to the point, I am free in march and we can start whenever (in march XD)

Yeah sure, I am so excited to read this as well and it's a pretty long wait but I would LOVE to be able to read this with ya'll.

So if everyone is good with it, I'd say to start at March, 1st then?

Sounds good to me ☺️

also, quick question. I have done buddy reads in which we just read and discuss as we go, and I did buddy reads where we agreed to read up to a certain chapter each week.

what do ya'll feel like? I don't mind either way :)

Keeping a weekly schedule is a good idea. :D

Alrighty :)

I’m already excited!

we still on for the BR?

Lets begin

yes,

book has 30ish chapters, since we agreed on weekly meetings, shall we say around chapter 10 for next Sunday?

I can do that.

alrighty :)

Yay, that's fine with me!! :))

What do you guys think so far?

For me, it's just now getting interesting. I kind of have mixed feelings so far.

I. Am. So. Blind.

I just saw that the title was Ready Player Two!! Ahhhhh I really cant seeeee. Guys I have to quick because I'm reading Ready Player One and I don't want to get spoiled sorryyyy

no worries. and even if discuss spoilers, we'll do with tags!

Tell me at the end if the book was worth it :))

The beginning was a bit uninteresting for me. I guess I was drifting off. But then Chapter 9 happened and boom! I'm pulled back in.

Raya wrote: "I. Am. So. Blind.

I just saw that the title was Ready Player Two!! Ahhhhh I really cant seeeee. Guys I have to quick because I'm reading Ready Player One and I don't want to get spoiled sorryyyy"

No problem. I welcome your decision. I have no doubt you'll be as excited to read the next book once you're done.

Shivon wrote: "The beginning was a bit uninteresting for me. I guess I was drifting off. But then Chapter 9 happened and boom! I'm pulled back in."

exactly! I was kind of bored through the beginning and chapter 9 really pulled me back in! I am so curious to what will happen next.

I only hope that it won't be a 'replica' of book 1. But we shall see :D

I do really like the turn they take on technology and how it advances. reminds me of how these days tech gets more and more improved.

like where is the line before it grows superior to humanity and such. So, I wonder what turn the book will take with this as well.

Yes. There were many instances which in the story which made me think 'we are not that far away from this futuristic plot'. Scary!

Shivon wrote: "Yes. There were many instances which in the story which made me think 'we are not that far away from this futuristic plot'. Scary!"

Exactly!

me just reading the 1st 10 chapters of book 1 make me want to hide from all of reality because I know that technology will improve so much and it won't be fiction anymore...it might as well be real.

exactly! and it makes me wonder how this story will advance and the turn it will take. Like Shivon said, in some instances, we are not that far away and it kind of shows the scary side of it

Yep, I agree!! Maybe it's even the fact that I am Christian and the facts being there too telling me every day that Christ is near. You guys might not believe in any religion, but I think that we should all agree that the world is changing every day. Even by small bits at a time.

What chapter are you on?

I wasn't able to read much this week. Got a new project on my hands. So had to handle with that. I am on chapter 15.

ooo yeah fair, I'm around 19.

it's getting pretty interesting! Do you have an idea what the Siren's Soul might be?

Ohh I do. And young Mr. RDJ?! wow!.

I am SO curious to what if you're guess is right. I read a little and oh my, it's getting interesting!

And I know right? Young RDJ, I did not expect that but I would have loved to meet.

The oasis in general sounds like a cool place to visit, I would never strap an ONI to my head though.

But can you imagine just being able to go to Middle Earth, Hogwarts and all the other fictional places?

Oh that would be epic. I completed the book. And then ending? My my! Did not see that coming.

i am almost at the ending right, I can't wait to discuss all of this.


also the lord of the rings geek in me is screaming in joy about the fact he included Morgoth in the book rather than Sauron, hahaha.

okay, I finished. And I certainly don't get all the 2 star ratings for this book? that ending was amazing, and I honestly didn't see it coming. (view spoiler)[ Like they turn themselves into AI so they live their human life all the while being immortal in digital form? (hide spoiler)]

for me, after the first 8 chapters, it was such a rollercoaster

Yes. This books is so good, I hope they dont go and make it a movie to ruin it. Oh, how much I want someone to create The Oasis. It would be a huge hit. Of course it should be protected from the evil AI.

Yes! I mean, I don't think a second movie is happening. the movie for the first one was okay but nothing like the book.

I would LOVE to have the oasis. I would go literally everywhere, Middle Earth (this is no surprise by this point), I'd love to meet the celebs that aren't alive anymore, Narnia, Hogwarts. you name it.

The AI's can go though. I've never been a fan of bots, AI and whatnot and I love how this book emphasized the 'evil' side of it. especially, at the rate we are going at, I wouldn't be surprised if there is gonna be something like an ONI (to a lesser extend than in the story) will eventually find it's way into our world. And I wouldn't know how I would feel about that.

But the Oasis is really cool and I love that the author actually did his research on all the facts mentioned - at least the ones I know about, which were accurate

we'll fight the AI off, let's make it happen lol

Even if the world ends, humans live on. What if we came on Earth that way and we have no physical proof of God is because... !! What if the first gen could not understand or replicate the tech and hence we lost the ancestors... ! My mind is roaming around in possibilities.

exactly! we'd be starting a whole new legacy if that happens. Or we'd go down the rabbit hole trying to re-create it, there are so many possibilities in this context alone, and it baffles me.

it's a scary thought to have an entire replica of yourself digitalized somewhere in space, with a mind of its own.

(view spoiler)[ like at the end, Parzival is a replica AI of Wade but they become two different people. what would it feel like to converse with your literal digital self? would you see yourself differently because of the choices your AI makes? Would you self-reflect? is it a way of saying that if the AI changes, you change to? I bet it'd make you feel loads of emotions but I am so darn curious (hide spoiler)]

I think it would be awkward as well as exciting. Like.. I would get to see my own behavior, emotions etc. That would also make me understand why people love/hate me. Oh possibilities,,!! If a digitized me gets a gf, would I be jealous? or would I be hopeful that I can get gf? So many questions finally answered.

exactly! it's awkward, exciting but also a little terrifying? As in, what if the digitalized version of you has a better life than real life you?

A part of me is wishing for a novella to have this explored.

it's been so much fun reading this and thank you a lot for wanting to read it with me :)

It was fun indeed!. You're very welcome.