I'm looking for novels that actually understand video games. Not the kind where games are treated as a dumb hobby or a plot device for kids. Books where the culture, the obsession, the weird beauty of games is taken seriously.
I've read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and thought it did some things well but also felt a bit safe. Ready Player One is fun but not what I'm after. I want something with more weight. The way a game can become a second life. The communities that form around them. The strange art of it all.
What novels capture this world in a way that feels honest and not pandering? Fiction or even non-fiction that reads like fiction.
by biggy_boy17