
“He goes over and over all his solipsistic thoughts about himself - all the sex he’s had, minus any details about when and why, only that it happened,” Barrett added. He’s talking about how he’s a stand-up dude for not being revolted by. How deep did he go?! The rest of the passage suffers from the exact same problem as much of the first book, where our protagonist makes everything about HIM. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. You can find this physical book here on Amazon and on Audible too. This audiobook is incredibly well-narrated with a plot like no other. But Thomas is desperate to escape, along with the other boys trapped in this Glade. “Well from the get-go we learn he’s stalking a girl and looking at her past,” Barrett said. When Wade Watts discovers that the creator of OASIS left behind elaborate puzzles that will lead to the inheritance of the virtual world, Watts establishes himself as the one person most likely to crack the code, making himself the biggest target. It’s the only way outand no one’s ever made it through alive. In addition, Barrett noted, the use of the phrase “designated male at birth” is out of line with the language trans and gender nonconforming people to describe their identity - such as “assigned male at birth” or AMAB. In an interview with internet culture site The Daily Dot, queer game creator Kate Barrett said the writing falls flat in accurately representing trans people because there’s too much of a singular focus on the inner dialogue of the cishet protagonist, in ways that fetishize trans and non binary people.


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