Caltrops - Dead Trees





	[quote name="Ice Cream Jonsey"][quote name="Last"]The bar was set pretty low on this one, and it still underwhelms. But, it's not literally poison. There's not a bear trap hidden between the pages. What it claims to be: a story about a big treasure hunt in a future version of Second Life. All of the clues are subtle nods to 80s fads so get your nostalgia goggles on! What it is: a long list of explanation of 80s things strung together on an implausible narrative. The story is not internally consistent, and while I think the author intended it to be a celebration of geekdom, it's actually a damning, depressing portrayal. If anyone else has read it and wants to yell about plot holes with me then please click the 'Reply' button.[/quote] Ha, yes. Everyone I work with has told me that I absolutely have to read it. It sickens me that that is who I have become to them. Anyway, a friend loaned me a copy. Here is the biggest problem I have with it -- remember all that time you spent in your youth with 50s nostalgia? Right, none at all, probably. There is absolutely no way teens everywhere are going to give a shit about the 1980s just because some guy made a puzzle. ICJ[/quote]