It’s finally here! Hype Podcast‘s long-awaited Special for Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. We brought on Katie for a more nuanced discussion, which tackled both the (lack of?) realism, the pop culture references, the characters, and the upcoming movie adaptation.

This week’s regular episode of Hype, titled “Stream Queens,” is available right here!

Shownotes:
– We begin by giving our overall verdict of the book: should you read it, or wait for the movie?
– Marama discusses how the main characters parallel the Harry Potter trio
– We debate whether it is truly humanly possible to memorize as much as Wade did
– What do we think about Art3mis and her arguable Manic Pixie Dream Girl-ness?
– The OASIS: a good or a bad thing?
– What’s going on in the outside world?
– Fantasy casting Steven Spielberg’s movie adaptation
– How will they represent Aech?
– Debating the ending
– Will there be more books?
– Is Ready Player One an important work in terms of preserving an era of pop culture long passed?
– Listener question: Which world would you visit in the OASIS?

We hope you enjoy our third Hype Special, all about Ready Player One. We’ve got more Specials planned, aside from the regular weekly show, of course, so stay tuned!

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