• Bizzle@lemmy.world
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        21 hours ago

        Lmfao is the guys name really “Hiro Protagonist”? And I thought 40k universe names were too on the nose

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          13 hours ago

          Snow Crash is almost kinda satire, but also not. Also, I believe, the first use of the term “metaverae”. It’s a fun read.

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          13 hours ago

          As others have mentioned, the book knows what it is, and doesn’t over reach its ability to make the silly entertaining. It’s a popcorn action movie of a book. As boatswain mentioned, the book is simi-satire, something that Ready Player One didn’t seem to understand when it ripped it off.