Fully grew up in the 80s. Had a cable box that was connected to my TV with a long-ass cord and had 12 buttons with a toggle switch on the left to access a total of 36 stations, and the wheel on the right so we could try and clear up the picture on the few paid channels we had back then. Because boobies. Had parachute…

No, it’s impossible to enjoy the book if you demand higher than 3rd grade level literacy from the authors you read. I lived through and loved all the same pop culture stuff as the author but that doesn’t mean I automatically enjoy a terribly written novel-length ‘memberberry ripoff of Snow Crash.

I was born in the 70s, I lived through that decade, but throwing out nostalgia from the 80s just for the sake of it being “cool” doesn’t make the writing good.

The characters are flat, the author tells instead of showing, he can’t details of his universe straight, and whenever the author really digs into a reference it feels like reading a pamplet. You don’t need to look further into why people don’t like this book.

I still can’t believe they’re making this into a movie. Probably the worst book I’ve read in the last decade.