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Ready Player One (2018): Film vs Book
Film · 2018 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke
About the film
In a future where people escape into a vast online world, a teenager joins a contest for the creator's hidden fortune.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film keeps the premise and the hunt but changes the challenges, the order of events and many of the clues, replacing the book's trivia puzzles with more action.
Read or watch first?
The novel is a love letter to eighties games and films, and it rewards readers who enjoy puzzles and references.
What the book gives you
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
A high-energy adventure packed with games, music and movie nostalgia. It is a fun, bright treasure hunt you can race through.
Who will like it: Gamers, 1980s pop-culture fans and anyone who loves a fast treasure hunt.