Story: 4/5 
 1: Being Vague, rambling plot with no little believable storyline 
 5: Ripping yarn, clever, thought provoking 
 Ready Player One is a very fun, interesting read. Whilst the formula of the good guys racing to get somewhere before the corporate bad guys (in effect to save the world) has been done a million times, in this format, within a virtual reality game based on the 80's, makes it unique, different and worthy of the 4 stars I gave it. 
 The geeks are kinda geeky, but certainly not uber Geeks, there is some romance, which is awkward at best, a couple of twists, but generally it flows like you'd expect it too and ends just like you imagined it would. So no surprises, but I really enjoyed it, it made me smile, it made me laugh. I was ready for something quick, light and fun. I really enjoyed the clue solving elements and thought they were delivered very well. Ready Player One delivered. 
 Characters: 3/5 
 1: Unrealistic/unbelievable. Feel nothing for these characters 
 5: Fully engaged with the characters, believable. Researched. 
 I am being a little hard on the characters giving a 3 and not a 4. Main reason is, they were very well written and believable in their geeky kind of way, but then would do something out of character, that you couldn't image that person doing and i felt a couple of times, the change of personality was there to suit the story line, for example the main geek saying "I want to spend the rest of my life with you". If he was speaking to his virtual headset I would buy it, but to the girl he just met in real life? nah. Like I said a bit harsh, but hey I cant give half stars till Goodreads does to. 
 Read Weight: Light 
 Fluffy, Light, Solid, Heavy, Struggle 
 Light for sure, Light and easy. 
 Engagement: 3/5 
 1: Not fussed about finishing 
 5: Could stay up all night 
 I looked forward to picking it up and reading, but I could easily put it down again. I wouldn't go one more stop on the train so I could finish a chapter. 
 Recommend: 4/5 
 1: Would advise you to read something else 
 5: Go read it now. It is THAT good 
 Yeah, go buy it. You don't need to be a eighties child to enjoy it, but I think you do need to be into computer games a bit. If you have never been involved in a game that revolves around clue finding, like Myst you probably wouldn't find this as fun as I did.