Ready Player One - Thug Notes Summary & Analysis

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From plot debriefs to key motifs, Thug Notes’ Ready Player One Summary & Analysis has you covered with themes, symbols, important quotes, and more.
Ready Player One (2011)
by Ernest Cline
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@WhaleManMan 7 жыл бұрын

It's weird having a book on Thug Notes with a happy ending.

@danthepyroman1 6 жыл бұрын

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@lancelotchan4753 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsMeBarnaby no

@ishotmyboss 11 ай бұрын

It's trash. I can't stop rereading it, but it's trash. It's such a little boys' adventure book. And it's not a happy ending anymore. You find that they're all likely dead and the story is being told by a brain scan copy from deep space they sent out with humanity's knowledge like the voyager probe.

@julianvenegas642 2 ай бұрын

What about the Count of Monte Christo?

@Scott-J 7 жыл бұрын

What I took away from this book was a question about the value of culture. To whom is 80s pop culture actually valuable in the book? How many people were spinning their wheels trying to be knowledgeable about a trivial pop culture from the past? Wade and Aech even make fun of the "poser gunters". I lived through the 80s, but Wade's detailed knowledge far surpasses what you could learn in real time. But why learn that? In the Oasis (like the internet) you can load your mind up with any number of ideas, philosophies, music, Art, and literature. Without the egg hunt, would anybody care about this snippet of pop culture? Will it still have value after the hunt? How much of the culture of the real world has been lost in the mean time? Does it even matter?

@K_i_t_t_y84 6 жыл бұрын

"In that movie with the coconuts" LOL!

@myaccountyoutube4144 4 жыл бұрын

That film is great

@zlee001 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it funny as hell. They used coconut cuz it would be a huge hassle to teach everyone to ride horses. Theyre travelling through forests. No way they can use horses.

@berkkarsi 5 жыл бұрын

0:09 That GODDAMN in the intro already got me laughing 😂

@manuelp6791 4 жыл бұрын

😂 facts

@egezort 7 жыл бұрын

I've read "Ready Player Two" as I am the little brother.

@LonnieAlex 7 жыл бұрын

egezort lol cute

@soufian2733 7 жыл бұрын

relatable

@chrisstuckmannandhisblackf5927 7 жыл бұрын

egezort I don't get it?!

@lukesewell8294 7 жыл бұрын

egezort I read this comment as ,"I read this as am the little brother,".

@City-Hunter 7 жыл бұрын

@alex little brothers always use a 2nd controller

@SmarterEveryDay2 7 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible video.

@WisecrackEDU 7 жыл бұрын

+Smarter Every Day 2 Thanks!

@jamiemoseley8571 6 жыл бұрын

Smarter Every Day 2 a youtuber commenting on another vid?!?!?

@rolandarjun6402 2 жыл бұрын

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@gibsonhouston5285 2 жыл бұрын

@Roland Arjun instablaster =)

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@tiredbylife.5589 7 жыл бұрын

"But not RUN DMC. thats some bs" dead.

@1ManNamedDan 4 жыл бұрын

I thought that same damn thing when i read that book! I was like yo wheres Grand Master Flash? L.L. Cool J? NWA? Too Live Crew? Shit hip hop was the new hype in the 80s and even white boys like me were all about that bass and lyrical flow. Well at least there was no hair metal so I guess thats kind of a positive zero. Its a good fantasy read

@melteddali8000 6 жыл бұрын

This summarization was incredibly generous towards this book. Honestly Cline and Spielberg should pay this channel some money for advertisement especially considering the actual quality of the writing

@1ManNamedDan 4 жыл бұрын

Even this summary is more entertainingthan that boring blue hued movie based on an awesome book. I have lost all faith in Speilberg to make movies

@ashwinramaswamy4059 3 жыл бұрын

@@1ManNamedDan book is super cringe, movie was a snoozefest

@1ManNamedDan 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsMeBarnaby Ok but only erotica involving giant robots and radioactive varmints please

@monkeyman3537 7 жыл бұрын

I love this book, despite it being a little silly. It's awesome that you guys are doing videos on newer books though.

@luigi2blue 7 жыл бұрын

It came out about six years ago?

@monkeyman3537 7 жыл бұрын

Purified Element I'm talking about "newer" books in the sense that most of the books they do are "classics".

@dennismonk9559 Жыл бұрын

the plot idea is very good but the writing is poor. Could be a better book with a better writer unfortunately

@Mystery__Otaku 7 жыл бұрын

I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE HYPE FOR A THUG NOTES EPISODE. THANKS SPARKY SWEETS.

@ccole99 7 жыл бұрын

MysteryOtakuChick I was thinking the same thing!!!

@hleghe810 7 жыл бұрын

MysteryOtakuChick sparky sweets?

@ioanahasablueday5015 6 жыл бұрын

I would love to see Thug Notes on The Foundation by Isaac Asimov, Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh or A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

@zNathaniel 7 жыл бұрын

Thugs Notes is my favorite thing on KZfaq. Whenever I see a thug notes video, I drop everything I'm doing and watch it. Especially when it's about a book I love.

@sonial.3332 7 жыл бұрын

10+ min episode? Thanks for starting my day right .

@ultr4tr1ps 7 жыл бұрын

holy shit, a Thug Notes on a book I've actually read instead of just watching the Thug Notes.

@artjoy5278 6 жыл бұрын

Can you do Thug Notes on "Their Eyes were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston?

@bradenclark8885 6 жыл бұрын

You should do The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, or Mosquitoland by David Arnold.

@itsalejandroe 7 жыл бұрын

This should be a tv series instead of a movie

@ThreesixnineGF 7 жыл бұрын

2018

@klericajohnny3990 7 жыл бұрын

its Alejandro oh no, Hollywood will FCK that up...like all my fav books 😩😩😩

@sasotadic7032 7 жыл бұрын

really simular to sword art online..

@JaimeNyx15 7 жыл бұрын

I dunno. This book was basically written like a Spielburg movie, and guess who's directing it? It'll probably be fine.

@porkypine602 7 жыл бұрын

I feel like they gonna fuck it up if it's a TV show cuz lower budget and this book would need a lot of special effects they would need a game of thrones budget

@wompwomp9946 7 жыл бұрын

No matter what I'm doing, I bail on it to watch a new Thug Notes

@tristanneal9552 7 жыл бұрын

womp womp Porn. We all know you're talkin about porn.

@Romeolmoore55 6 жыл бұрын

why didn't i find this awesome channel sooner

@Gabreya 7 жыл бұрын

As usual, this is a cool ass analysis! This book sounds amazing and thought-provoking!

@nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752 7 жыл бұрын

*My favourite reference **5:24** he "Plays King Arthur in that movie with the cocoa nuts"*

@jeffmolina4989 7 жыл бұрын

i love the subtle changes to the characters pictures, a nice little easter egg for those who know the story

@NefariousDreary 5 жыл бұрын

I love your analysis on this book. Explaining that the answer isn't so easy. I wish more people understood that there are pros and cons to such a scenario and that there's just got to be a balance.

@badnewswade 4 жыл бұрын

"I'm going where they got the dankest libraries!" Yep me too!

@CodyWelter 7 жыл бұрын

This movie must to be a Copyright nightmare for Spielberg. I don't know how he's going to pull off the interactive movie scenes from Wargames & Monty Python, not to mention all of the classic video game references. My guess is they'll unfortunately do knockoffs, which will totally kill the book-to-screen translation. But hey, hopefully I'm wrong! Either way, I am pumped for the movie.

@gabrielhill1220 7 жыл бұрын

Cody Welter right to fair use of intellectual property as long as logos and only likeness are used as opposed to the movie clips themselves. The video games are actually a lot simpler than the movie references as they have been represented in an amalgamation of plenty of other media constituently. It's also a world where those things exist already as opposed to stealing the idea altogether and calling it new.

@darkmyro 6 жыл бұрын

from what I've heard they are looking at what Warner brothers own and replacing bits of the story with those. so war games will become better off dead and etc. As long as the story is good, and its a fun movie I dont care.

@hoid5250 6 жыл бұрын

Plots way different now. Forget riddles, think more car racing, at least that's what I'm seeing in the trailer. I'm disappointed too but it's still written by Cline at least

@Wolta 6 жыл бұрын

From News articles, Spielberg doesn't want to reference any of his own movies in Ready Player One..... which is like half the book x) Plus the fact that he wants to "Americanize" the movie, as to make audience relate to it more. For example he's putting in more Iron Giant and no Leopardon (Asian Spiderman mech in the show).

@PancakemonsterFO4 6 жыл бұрын

Cody Welter turns out they will simply replace the characters they don’t have the rights on with more iconic characters, like the Iron Gigant. This isn’t a bad think though IF they do it properly

@r.babylon2885 7 жыл бұрын

Reading this book struck home SO hard for me. There was a point in my life where I completely abandoned my social life. I had only a single friend, and he was an abusive one. I couldn't relate to anyone on any level. But online, I was accepted and even sought after, whether for my sense of humor or life advice. Eventually, a group gathered online that started pushing people around. My group of friends had a small hand in getting rid of the group. We eventually went our own ways and I decided to get back into society, with confidence. People like to make fun of me for my time online, but that escapism ultimately improved my sense of self-worth and social skills. I even met my wife there. I moved across the country and now live somewhere with great weather and people. It was thanks to my time in isolation that I now have good, real friends. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

@meki6 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you do these reviews like this! Amazing job!

@TheVigLebowski 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t tell you how much I love this analysis!!!! Well done

@EmoSew1 7 жыл бұрын

so it's like an 80's obsessed .hack//

@brandonjones5879 7 жыл бұрын

I found it an 80's obsessed update to Willy Wonka.

@lucasc3966 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but better. .hack// is crap.

@lucasc3966 7 жыл бұрын

Well, to be fair, it is crap from what I remember. I watched a couple of seasons years ago.

@SenseiPong 7 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling it's as 50/50 chance that Spielberg will either make a masterpiece or screw the pooch...

@ladypilliwick8179 7 жыл бұрын

Sensei Pong. the writer was sitting right with him while they made the movie..... it's a pretty straight line story. .....easy to screw up. ... crossing fingers

@anewspinonthings 7 жыл бұрын

You should do a Thug Notes on American Gods

@billyrigby4839 7 жыл бұрын

^^^ This all day!!!

@bishop6881 7 жыл бұрын

Chris Daley bump!

@anewspinonthings 7 жыл бұрын

Right! Y'all show check out the show too. Also if you can comment the same thing. Let's make it happen!

@lordrabbit1184 7 жыл бұрын

yes

@Artliker1234 7 жыл бұрын

Chris Daley the show is so off. Backstories and effort put into those are fantastic, the lore is amazing, everything else is horribly done and hard to follow.

@Evil_Monologues 6 жыл бұрын

Awe snap this is like one of my favorite books. So glad you’re covering it!

@johnathonhaney8291 7 жыл бұрын

Respect, dawg, for highlighting one of my favorite modern classics!

@PencilSticks 7 жыл бұрын

Literally finished the book last night. What a coinkydink.

@LornaSatchwell 7 жыл бұрын

so you know he botched the characters and story line in this review?

@awesome15902 7 жыл бұрын

This book was so good, I read it twice. Believe me, if you have ANY interest in nerd culture and/or stuff from the 1980's, you need to check this out, I'm serious.

@pastrami4406 6 жыл бұрын

Kaizen Twice? I’ve read it 8 times. Get on my level.

@awesome15902 6 жыл бұрын

Pastrami I would, but I'm encouraging other people to read it. I'm sorry.

@kiarat3428 6 жыл бұрын

I'm rereading it rn

@gloopaboopin 2 жыл бұрын

Reading it rn, Wade is a terrible human being and feels/felt like a self-insert for cline after doing some research around the time he made this book

@poopy5101 Жыл бұрын

@@gloopaboopin a lot of stories are self-inserts. Some are noticeable and some aren't but in the end it's a story they made. Plus, just because a character can be a jerk doesn't mean the author is too, considering its a non-fictional character, the author can give them all sorts of ideals.

@mischellyann 6 жыл бұрын

That has to be one of the best book reviews I have ever watched.

@derekburge5294 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Doc Sweets. This is a beautiful series.

@elg6197 7 жыл бұрын

GodDamm Erica Houser didn't want to let it go 0:09

@lukemonaghan4727 7 жыл бұрын

I love your thug notes videos

@PorgWitch 6 жыл бұрын

I just finished the book this second ! I've been waiting to be able to watch this video

@greeninferno1339 6 жыл бұрын

I am absolutely impressed by the perfect summary and the impressive entertaining delivery

@tarouakagi4589 7 жыл бұрын

May you please review watership down?

@adriancastro3899 7 жыл бұрын

can't wait to see Speilbergs movie about this book

@kaih_28 7 жыл бұрын

Adrian Castro you know that there's going to be a panel at comic Con for the movie.

@angrytheclown801 7 жыл бұрын

I've been wanting Jeff Bridges as Ogden Morrow. Come on, you can see it.

@i_dont_know_who_i_am69 7 жыл бұрын

Kai Hicks i think the trailer will be released there too

@seansliger1 7 жыл бұрын

Adrian Castro dude same

@crimzon16 7 жыл бұрын

tell me if half the references are still there im expecting most will be cut out due to copyrights

@edkinj 7 жыл бұрын

This is the first video I ever watched of yours and I just finished reading the book 4 times. Your video is awesome!!!!

@larrytm1282 7 жыл бұрын

YES! I was hoping you would cover this book!

@garrett7384 7 жыл бұрын

Do "The Gunslinger" by Stephen King!!!!

@MrRenegadeshinobi 7 жыл бұрын

Garrett Lent do the entire series.

@jer2dabear 7 жыл бұрын

yes!! But they should do every book in the series.

@benjamingonzalez5856 6 жыл бұрын

Garrett Lent definitely!!, but they should do IT first, because the movie is coming out

@hll4393 6 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe that this Clint eastwood knock-off tossed jake from a cliff

@GearheadDaily 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this book and loved that it was narrated by Hwill Hwheaton! I liked it, sure its a bit contrived and predictable but i still enjoyed it.

@billmalcolm4291 7 жыл бұрын

The way he wrote it... wait, what? You mean Will Wheaton?

@SethSolomonSputnikSpyglass 7 жыл бұрын

Bill Malcolm Yes Hwill Hwheaton

@GearheadDaily 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, have you never heard of Hawahill Ahaweeton?

@billmalcolm4291 7 жыл бұрын

Why are you saying it like that?

@Zaurthur 7 жыл бұрын

It's actually really weird to hear someone other than Wil reading it.

@thebeardedgaymer4888 6 жыл бұрын

HILARIOUS summary and probably the most accurate. love this. I subscribed with notifications.

@wandahost 6 жыл бұрын

Thank for doing a video about this book.It became one of my favorites of all time.

@derigel9783 7 жыл бұрын

Do Metro 2033 !

@rexappleby4981 7 жыл бұрын

yeh metro 2033 please!

@PhyreI3ird 7 жыл бұрын

YES. I heard that the games are shit compared to the books... SO THAT SAYS A LOT O_O

@levistrauss5378 7 жыл бұрын

PhyreI3ird The books are lit. I think the third is out in English. Is MGM still making a movie or what.

@Dimipim1 7 жыл бұрын

YES

@PlainclothesBandit 7 жыл бұрын

I'm halfway through it right now. I've been enjoying it so far, but I heard that the English translation doesn't quite stack up to the original. No way for me to tell if that's true, though.

@robbiehorn7690 7 жыл бұрын

I love these amazing videos! They're all so educational and enlightening 😊

@peccatumDei 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most entertaining video I've seen in years, no lie.

@FlyingWingless 6 жыл бұрын

This is by far the dopest thing i have ever seen.

@teresamojica8503 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite book. I met Ernest Cline and got my books signed. ☺️

@georgepeters3982 7 жыл бұрын

My whole fam and me LOVED ready player one, thank you fort this.

@ambermcgregor 6 жыл бұрын

I freaking love this guy's videos!

@Illintentsw 6 жыл бұрын

love this content! subbed

@seanharris3126 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Cuz. Do "Death Note" by Tsuguni Ohba

@alecdorn4147 7 жыл бұрын

Love this book

@neodecker 6 жыл бұрын

Just finished reading the book this morning. I really loved it. I grew up in the 80's, so this book brought back a lot of memories.

@codyroberts5901 7 жыл бұрын

Haven't even started the summary yet, and this is already my new favorite channel

@fabianvalenzuela3935 7 жыл бұрын

Animation looking great boys.

@legoman7041 6 жыл бұрын

This book was honestly one of my favorites in high school.

@codysam20 7 жыл бұрын

Just found this funny masterpiece as a series!!! I hope you keep doing more.

@shakazed 6 жыл бұрын

Finished the book yesterday. Love this :D

@JordanSullivanadventures 6 жыл бұрын

"The post-breakup hustle: work out, stay busy, buy sex dolls."

@MoonSpiritChannel 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, now I can't wait for the Steven Spielberg adaptation.

@TheSeanmb 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah it really can't be. No way you could get the rights for all the shit it references.

@lukestorm4866 6 жыл бұрын

As long as most of the things are the same I’ll still consider it good. or at least expect to enjoy it.

@JustinKingma 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this.. thank you!!!

@AlphaGator9 6 жыл бұрын

An excellent review. :) Thanks.

@LordCHull 7 жыл бұрын

Do William Gibson's Neuromancer!

@Chandasouk 7 жыл бұрын

He must need a cough drop after shooting these videos. Doing DMX's voice is rough on the vocal chords.

@ricardonichols6109 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. I loved the book

@jazflanagan8693 6 жыл бұрын

This was my first time even seeing this channel. Two minutes in, liked and subbed!

@JR2K__ 7 жыл бұрын

Thug Notes on House of Leaves? I think that'd be pretty cool.

@jacobrose4805 4 жыл бұрын

yesssssss

@NoobixCube 7 жыл бұрын

I had some trouble with suspension of disbelief when reading Ready Player One. I'm almost a native to Halliday's culture, I've dabbled in the 80s, because I'm not far removed from it. For an entire world of people who were immersed in Halliday's life, they were really slow on the uptake. Of Every geek like Hallidaly got their start in D&D, in their school days. How did it take six years for someone to finally say "It's a D&D thing on Ludus"? The second clue, a house in disrepair, was obvious to me as soon as it dropped. I've played Zork before, and the "Gunters" have played it inside out. It's the first description of the house, there. I just didn't buy that Wade didn't get that clue immediately.

@robhawkins4677 5 жыл бұрын

cool...

@llamab1769 5 жыл бұрын

weird flex but ok

@coalhalo 7 жыл бұрын

Great summery of a great book. Loved it

@chetopuffs 7 жыл бұрын

I read this book at least once a year. Great video. Great critique!!!

@galahad5658 7 жыл бұрын

Please do Treasure Island next.

@ElwoodPDowd1970 7 жыл бұрын

He did Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at some point. Do they re-visit authors very often? I'm kind of thinking they don't, though FWIW, I'd love to see Treasure Island as you suggest, or maybe Kidnapped.

@shogunsam 6 жыл бұрын

Do do androids dream of electric sheep or Neuromancer.

@sergeantslate1894 6 жыл бұрын

shogunsam doo doo? as in shit...

@MoralRichMedia 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the notes. :)

@lieutenantkirk3322 7 жыл бұрын

That was incredibly clever!

@paulmorrison1926 7 жыл бұрын

Only 3 days before the trailer dropped at comic-con, Coincidence... I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@lammiikassabeyene2363 7 жыл бұрын

Yay finally!!

@samcalder2024 7 жыл бұрын

this is perfect!! and awesome!!

@crystalvalenzuela5389 7 жыл бұрын

I pressed like before even seeing the video! I LOVE this book!!!

@cerxusinvellum2289 7 жыл бұрын

blood meridian its the greatest book ive ever read. Analysis please

@dramallamarama5300 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a guy talk about this book, he approached it thinking it was satire on gate keeping nerd culture and was loving it until his friend informed him that the ‘twist’ wasn’t going to happen and that the author was 100% serious. You don’t see the joy of life leave a man’s eyes right in front of you too often.

@fuzzyalba5419 Жыл бұрын

Who was it?

@dramallamarama5300 Жыл бұрын

@@fuzzyalba5419 Fact Fiend (Karl Smallwood) Here’s the link to the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdt1gtWY26vcoaM.html

@fuzzyalba5419 Жыл бұрын

@DramaLlamaRama Thx

@Buxt8224 4 жыл бұрын

I love your schtick and your show is very insightful

@MrScreaminglarry 6 жыл бұрын

Csnt finish the vid now nit i swear i will. New sub here, fantastic content. Well done indeed

@barrybend7189 6 жыл бұрын

Now do thugnotes of Battle Angel Alita.

@chobikeubey3070 6 жыл бұрын

Barry Bend *please

@eadlynjune 6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah baby!

@barrybend7189 6 жыл бұрын

Brian Cairns he did do watchman.

@NefariousDreary 5 жыл бұрын

YES!

@williamglahn 6 жыл бұрын

No RunDMC....LOL best line ever

@jorgeescobar8326 7 жыл бұрын

and that pretty much sums it up. Awesome!

@OhMyJosh88 6 жыл бұрын

I loved the extra detail of the birthmark on Artemis' face when it came to the end of the summary.

@gamefreaknitro 7 жыл бұрын

*swang and bang*

@rossman8919 7 жыл бұрын

Gonna go buy and read the book before i watch this video, cant wait to watch this video in a two days, gonna leave a like

@rossman8919 7 жыл бұрын

i finished the book

@sykobean 6 жыл бұрын

trisram lol frfr

@SIMUL4CR4 6 жыл бұрын

Save yourself the disappointment and just watch this video or see the film.

@PattPlays 7 жыл бұрын

I put this book down after the big ball room dance/laser fight scene. Glad to have a video to finally bookend this stiry for me.

@isaacthemonke233 8 ай бұрын

We need Thug Notes to return. Not only are they funny as Hell, but also got people more into reading as a hobby. Atleast for eleven episodes, even if they're the last ones Ranging from classic Westerns, kids novels, existential Sci-Fi dread, biblical stories, lost graphic novels from the 40s, social satire, trickster fairy tales from Norway to Ghana, Japan to Lakota, to even Georgia and South Carolina, and good old tasteful smut.