"Ready Player One" and "Warcross": One a Spielberg movie, one not

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English - January 24, 2018 20:45 - 18 minutes - 17 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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On this week's episode, CultureCast book editor Loretta Williams focuses on two books lighting up the Internet.

"Ready Player One," a book by Ernest Cline and "Warcross" by Marie Lu are getting a lot of comparisons to one another.

"Ready Player One" was adapted by Steven Spielberg into a movie that comes out in March. The sci-fi story tells of a future dystopia where the virtual world is as -- if not more -- important as the real one.

"Warcross" is a novel with a heroine as its protagonist, that tells of yet another dystopia where virtual reality tail wags the real world dog.

Are these novels a lot a like? Is one better than the other?

Listen to this week's episode to find out!

(in the photo above: TYE SHERIDAN as Wade Watts in Warner Bros. Pictures,' science fiction film "READY PLAYER ONE.")