Ready Player One - Thug Notes Summary & Analysis

[@WhaleManMan]

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

[@danthepyroman1]

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[@lancelotchan4753]

@@ItsMeBarnaby no

[@ishotmyboss]

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]

What about the Count of Monte Christo?

[@Scott-J]

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?

[@SmarterEveryDay2]

This is an incredible video.

[@WisecrackEDU]

+Smarter Every Day 2 Thanks!

[@jamiemoseley8571]

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

[@rolandarjun6402]

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[@gibsonhouston5285]

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[@melteddali8000]

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]

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]

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

[@1ManNamedDan]

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

[@Mystery__Otaku]

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

[@ccole99]

MysteryOtakuChick I was thinking the same thing!!!

[@hleghe810]

MysteryOtakuChick sparky sweets?

[@K_i_t_t_y84]

"In that movie with the coconuts" LOL!

[@myaccountyoutube4144]

That film is great

[@zlee001]

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.

[@sonial.3332]

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

[@zNathaniel]

Thugs Notes is my favorite thing on KZbin. 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.

[@r.babylon2885]

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.

[@tiredbylife.5589]

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

[@1ManNamedDan]

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

[@monkeyman3537]

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

[@luigi2blue]

It came out about six years ago?

[@monkeyman3537]

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

[@dennismonk9559]

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

[@berkkarsi]

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

[@manuelp6791]

😂 facts

[@egezort]

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

[@LonnieAlex]

egezort lol cute

[@soufian2733]

relatable

[@chrisstuckmannandhisblackf5927]

egezort I don't get it?!

[@lukesewell8294]

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

[@City-Hunter]

@alex little brothers always use a 2nd controller

[@ioanahasablueday5015]

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

[@jeffmolina4989]

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

[@NefariousDreary]

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.

[@ultr4tr1ps]

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

[@mischellyann]

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

[@PencilSticks]

Literally finished the book last night. What a coinkydink.

[@LornaSatchwell]

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

[@johnathonhaney8291]

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

[@Nkanyiso_K]

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

[@Romeolmoore55]

why didn't i find this awesome channel sooner

[@awesome15902]

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]

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

[@awesome15902]

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

[@kiarat3428]

I'm rereading it rn

[@gloopaboopin]

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]

@@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.

[@badnewswade]

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

[@wompwomp9946]

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

[@tristanneal9552]

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

[@artjoy5278]

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

[@adriancastro3899]

can't wait to see Speilbergs movie about this book

[@kaih_28]

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

[@angrytheclown801]

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

[@i_dont_know_who_i_am69]

Kai Hicks i think the trailer will be released there too

[@seansliger1]

Adrian Castro dude same

[@crimzon16]

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

[@codyroberts5901]

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

[@legoman7041]

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

[@itsalejandroe]

This should be a tv series instead of a movie

[@ThreesixnineGF]

2018

[@klericajohnny3990]

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

[@sasotadic7032]

really simular to sword art online..

[@JaimeNyx15]

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

[@porkypine602]

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

[@isaacthemonke233]

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.

[@GearheadDaily]

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]

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

[@SethSolomonSputnikSpyglass]

Bill Malcolm Yes Hwill Hwheaton

[@GearheadDaily]

Yes, have you never heard of Hawahill Ahaweeton?

[@billmalcolm4291]

Why are you saying it like that?

[@Zaurthur]

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

[@neodecker]

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.

[@robbiehorn7690]

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

[@dramallamarama5300]

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]

Who was it?

[@dramallamarama5300]

@@fuzzyalba5419 Fact Fiend (Karl Smallwood) Here’s the link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaaogKWdq6qrp9E

[@fuzzyalba5419]

@DramaLlamaRama Thx

[@georgepeters3982]

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

[@PorgWitch]

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

[@tarouakagi4589]

May you please review watership down?

[@paulmorrison1926]

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

[@lukemonaghan4727]

I love your thug notes videos

[@Chandasouk]

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

[@CodyWelter]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@bradenclark8885]

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

[@elg6197]

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

[@greeninferno1339]

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

[@JR2K__]

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

[@jacobrose4805]

yesssssss

[@mintmittens]

Watching these has encouraged me to pick up reading published books again. Especially classics.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

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

[@TheSeanmb]

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

[@lukestorm4866]

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

[@Evil_Monologues]

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

[@NoobixCube]

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]

cool...

[@llamab1769]

weird flex but ok

[@OhMyJosh88]

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

[@barrybend7189]

Now do thugnotes of Battle Angel Alita.

[@chobikeubey3070]

Barry Bend *please

[@eadlynjune]

Oh yeah baby!

[@barrybend7189]

Brian Cairns he did do watchman.

[@NefariousDreary]

YES!

[@dopebunny3089]

wait im tryna write a summary of this book rn and i come across thugnotes. this has got to be the best thing ever.

[@EmoSew1]

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

[@brandonjones5879]

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

[@lucasc3966]

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

[@lucasc3966]

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

[@SenseiPong]

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

[@ladypilliwick8179]

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

[@edkinj]

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

[@galahad5658]

Please do Treasure Island next.

[@ElwoodPDowd1970]

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.

[@helpyourcattodrive]

I’m going to have to get this book on audible. I love it. Life pulls us in two directions, toward stability and having to reject the strugglers, or trying to save the strugglers and giving up a cooler life even though the strugglers seem negligent of their own well being, so who is supposed to care.

[@derigel9783]

Do Metro 2033 !

[@rexappleby4981]

yeh metro 2033 please!

[@PhyreI3ird]

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

[@levistrauss5378]

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

[@Dimipim1]

YES

[@PlainclothesBandit]

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.

[@peccatumDei]

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

[@garrett7384]

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

[@MrRenegadeshinobi]

Garrett Lent do the entire series.

[@jer2dabear]

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

[@benjamingonzalez5856]

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

[@hll4393]

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

[@meki6]

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

[@seanharris3126]

Hey Cuz. Do "Death Note" by Tsuguni Ohba

[@nmoney6655]

Who else didn’t read the book yet but still is watching this video at 3 am in the morning

[@samuelbryan682]

The Philosophy of the Filthy Frank Show

[@jombones3324]

best anime

[@9786oof]

Vox did this

[@TheVigLebowski]

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

[@JordanSullivanadventures]

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

[@Paskaloth]

Thug Notes needs to narrate a book on audible xD I would listen to that all day! haha good stuff as always!

[@LordCHull]

Do William Gibson's Neuromancer!

[@jazflanagan8693]

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

[@alecdorn4147]

Love this book

[@thebeardedgaymer4888]

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

[@shogunsam]

Do do androids dream of electric sheep or Neuromancer.

[@sergeantslate1894]

shogunsam doo doo? as in shit...

[@vibes84]

This book is like a love letter to the hardcore gaming/nerd/pop culture, especially anyone who was in their youth during the 80s & 90s +. It was a great read and I hope Spielberg does a good job adapting the book to film.

[@gamebros5611]

Any one watching this to refresh their memory before reading Ready Player Two?

[@user-yr8mu1ce1m]

Wade’s password is “Everybody dies frustrated and sad and that is beautiful”. This is a reference to the song Don’t Let’s Start by They Might Be Giants (my favourite band, seriously check them out), which was released in 1986.

[@rossman8919]

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]

i finished the book

[@sykobean]

trisram lol frfr

[@SIMUL4CR4]

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

[@charliekealoha]

DUDE! The skin issue that Art3mis was afraid showing was on point in this video! Only people who have actually read it would have caught that! GOOD ON YOU GUYS!!!

[@Reliken]

I enjoyed Ready Player One, but I think "Daemon" by Daniel Suarez took a similar plot premise and built something much more adult and meaningful out of it. Whether you liked RPO or not, you should go read that.

[@Fish4Man61]

Similar plot premise, maybe in regards to futuristic/dystopian computer systems and their control on people and a blend of conspiracy. But at their heart, they are entirely different plots. Where is the escapism questions brought in from some other virtual world where everyone runs to? Well, that is nonexistent to a practical sense at all in Daemon, but such concepts are critical to the understanding of Ready Player One.

[@Fish4Man61]

Also, the idea of something more *adult* and meaningful of it, I always have issues with it. Some of the better book series, when it comes to opening the imagination and going places have actually been towards younger audiences. In my opinion, that makes them have more meaning and more impact than some books others have considered more "adult", whatever that means. As if adults should enjoy only certain things. The only barrier that should describe is if it has sexual topics or extremely graphical violence in it's pages. Short of that, the word in my opinion is a stupid descriptor. A more useful descriptor for people who want to say 'complex books and themes', should simply be 'advanced reading', or a variation of that. Of which, many non-adults can even enjoy when they are good book readers.

[@ethanbo-bethan4893]

I have never in my life encountered someone else who read daemon

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Fish4Man61 I read a youthbook (a sequel on a zombiebook from the same writer) with graphical violence and a main protagonist who suffers more then realistically possible. Never again

[@honeyisthebestdog]

Reliken thank you for the suggestion. I was let down by RPO, but look forward to a slightly more advanced book, and hopefully more advanced plot. Thank you again.

[@wandahost]

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

[@williamglahn]

No RunDMC....LOL best line ever

[@gianni206]

Wow this book sounds so exciting that I've decided to pause the video and come back after finishing it

[@switzerland9586]

They should do snowcrash

[@kjsoeder9477]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this video! Now I can pass my English test! (Side note: Super entertaining and great explanations of the events!)

[@lammiikassabeyene2363]

Yay finally!!

[@PattPlays]

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.

[@phillipbell4394]

You should do world war z

[@FlyingWingless]

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

[@aedr04]

Do "Flowers for Algernon" !

[@derekburge5294]

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

[@cerxusinvellum2289]

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

[@larrytm1282]

YES! I was hoping you would cover this book!

[@TitanTraining4Teens]

im here boooiiiiii

[@crystalvalenzuela5389]

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

[@moldvox]

Or perhaps, William Gibson's "Neuromancer"?

[@sebastianflores4479]

Good job with the analysis. I didn’t catch the part where people are trapped living in the past. Thanks!

[@dimavasilev5342]

Damn, Erica Houser really wanted a vid on this

[@joeschmo4999]

One thing I think a lot of people miss in this book is he points out that most of the world's problems were due to neglect. Neglect because the Oasis was the cause as well as the ultimate solution, which is of course why he's given the kill switch at the end of the quest, but doesn't push it yet. Maybe since he finds something to live for outside of the oasis, maybe he can use his new influence to achieve a kind of balance without having to hit that switch.

[@Dominic-zu5pv]

neil gaiman american gods

[@7kings41]

Lol, I've never heard of this channel I had to subscribe.

[@baileymurray1234]

One of my favorite books, so happy you did this 💕😂