Probably more like a 3.5. Like everyone else who grew up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, this book is a delightful trip down memory lane. It's an intriguing premise with a group of underdog heroes taking on The Man. What could possibly be bad aboit it? Well, honestly, the book relies a bit too heavily on its pop culture references to the detriment of character and story development. Wade starts out as a downtrodden underdog, both in real life and in OASIS, but he quickly becomes a celebrity with a bit of a god complex. That's understandable for a poor kid who now has tons of money, but the book sort of fell apart in Level Two. Level Three picked it back up, but by then, there's a full-on war happening on-page, and the chaos of it all prevented me from jumping back in with the enthusiasm I had at the beginning. Will definitely listen to the audio version. I've heard that "old geezer" Wil Wheaton does a "kick-ass job" of narrating.