It has to take place in our universe in the teens. Think of it as the book someone from 2030 would choose to best describe that decade. (note, nothing by politicians or failed presidential candidates)
It has to take place in our universe in the teens. Think of it as the book someone from 2030 would choose to best describe that decade. (note, nothing by politicians or failed presidential candidates)
Uh, I don't read because I'm sad but Ready Player One? Not because it's good or anything but it sits right when nostalgia nerd shit took off in a big way. Every bit of media in the 2010s was some self-referential commercial for some other shit you had to read/watch/buy in order to fully understand the thing. Or something. I'm not great at this.
Edit: Oh yes, I also remember there being some part of the book where the MC finds out his best bro or something is actually a black lesbian IRL, and he's cool with it because "he realized she's a person too" or some shit. It even has the empty, cynical identity politics and rep.
Yeah, Ready Player One is a pretty good representation of the 2010s as full of unfunny, poorly crafted, soulless cash-grabs.