Book Byte July 2021

Ready Player One

Discussion Questions for Ready Player One  by Ernst Cline (Some questions taken or adapted from https://heyletsmakestuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ready-Player-One-Discussion-Questions.pdf and https://nnedv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Library_Get_Involved_RWAC_2017_Ready-Player-One_Discussion-Questions_Conversation-Guide_.pdf

Most people on earth Spend their time in the Oasis.  Given the current trends do you see our world heading in that direction?

What do you think the characters' avatars tell us about their desires, insecurities and do you thin the address these issues through the their journey?

Which pop-culture references did you enjoy the most? 

If you did not catch or understand a pop-culture reference, did it negatively impact the story?

This take place some years in the future, however women still are objectified, is it concern that that could be true even after gamer gate and the me too movement?