Its a 2011 book with a movie adaptation coming soon. My sister gifted me a copy thinking I might like it. She's wrong.
Its SUPPOSED to be about a teenager fighting an evil corporation in a VR world but its really just endless pop culture references and angst.
LoL.... I suppose the writers thought one liners and pop culture references was a substitute for a compelling Narrative.
I would be more forgiving of the pop culture references if the author didnt make it a point to explain each reference made.
The author clearly wanted to show off how much 80's stuff he knew and basically treats the readers as ID10Ts for not getting it.
There's also all the unnecessary exposition; the first few chapters are more about explaining the world the story takes place in and its BORING
Is that like Play To Win & Domination 101 ?