Being a huge nerd I must shamefully admit to enjoying the trash wish fulfillment narrative of the book a few years ago (even though I always took issue with some of its cringe), but my god has it aged worse and worse for me with each passing year. It’s basically Twilight for gamer bruhs who can’t even be self aware enough to say “Ok…the book is trash…but hey…its my kind of trash…”

If I ever find myself in a position to be some kind of a director/producer person doing yet another remake I would give this book and movie the Paul Verhoeven Starship Troopers treatment. Its entire story is in effect a celebration and championing of capitalist realism. Hijack and lampoon the shit out of it and the “culture” it promotes.