B. G.

This book tried to do way too much. It was impressive and novel to see all of the things that were predicted 25+ years into the future …but I was left with a lot to be desired (Side note: strange that this was supposedly a mandatory read for all Facebook employees years ago in preparation for the creation of the “Metaverse” a term that this booked coined , especially considering this was absolutely a dystopian story” and not some happy feel-good story) Too many plot lines, attempting to tackle too many topics, and curious character choices. My head was spinning with the introduction of character after character … in retrospect, the list of characters could have been cut in half. Also, one of the WORST endings I’ve ever read. But ultimately, this book gets a better grade than it probably should (C-) since it was tackling such new ideas in 1992, where these concepts were brand new.