Ok the novel isn't the worst I've read. It started out decently, but it is the first I have ever dropped. That is because of the pure idiocy in which the author built the world. He builds up this apocalypse that they have to go to for a certain amount of time a year. Makes it dangerous and high stakes where you need to eat and live there or you die. Then makes it into a 'game' that you have to play in a gaming rig, even though apparently you need to play or it drags you in against your will. The player can also log off at almost anytime they sleep and still has to eat in the 'real' world after getting out of the gaming rig. I can suspend my disbelief for a lot of things, but this bugged me so much I just can't keep reading.
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LIKEFirst of all, although it may seem like a cliché in the first chapters, it is so because the author deliberately describes the world with gaps. As the story progresses, the pieces fall into place. I quit too, but I'm glad I started again. When we think we know everything, different background stories emerge from the details.A rare novel that keeps the curiosity alive