For We Are Many

More of the same stuff as in the first book in the series. This time, though, it really got to me how male-centric this book is. There is no single first-order female character here. There is one sort of ‘love interest' of one of the consciousnesses of the main protagonist, and that's all. It is pretty sad. The author still is so deep in the pop-culture references it crosses the border of cringe by quite far (still, not quite the same level as Ready Player One or even the first book in this series).
Despite these two (and they are quite severe), the book is quite fun to read, with interesting problems faced by the hero(es).
I gave it only 2 stars, because, even though it is fun, it is kinda stale - almost nothing refreshing in comparison to the first book. Additionally, the gender issue plus playing on the millennial nostalgia is quite a lot to bear. Especially when this tries to be a bit more ‘hard' on the sci-fi, while in the same time being a light read.