Catalyst vs Ready Player One: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Virtual reality, Video Games, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Catalyst

Catalyst S. J. Kincaid · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.4 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of Ready Player One

Ready Player One Ernest Cline · 2008 ★★★★☆ 4.2 388 pages · ≈ 7 h 11 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.4 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Catalyst is the easier read (Easy), Ready Player One more demanding (Light).

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