Literary trends that turn authors into influencers and send them out Literary bucket hats have found that it’s officially Hot Book Summer. As Hot girl summer, Hot Book Summer, when done right, is beauty with just a tasteful dash of wit. But what about us who carry the added burden of a controller? How can we find ours Hot gaming summer? Here I present you with a selection of novel based games that will raise your social standing to the highest level.
Browse the moody Irish branches in the love stories written by yassified James Joyce, Sally RooneyOttessa Moshfegh’s stylishly pouting eccentrics and the inexplicable sloppiness of wearing a New Yorker carry bag, you will find that reading is no longer an activity that people only do because they want to. Instead, reading is something you do to let other people know that you are artistic and most likely sensitive. There’s that irreplaceable feeling of sitting in a café on a warm afternoon, ordering a frothy drink in a small mug and laying your book down in front of you. Finally peace. Now everyone knows you own at least one book.
Because of Reese Witherspoon’s Hulu adaptations and stuff New Yorker Shopping bags will never again be a purely intellectual pursuit for wiry Renaissance men. It’s a form of subtle – but powerful – social signaling. But how do you tell a whole wagon that you like sipping espresso when you prefer video games to books as your main art form? I thought you’d never ask.
You scroll through this list, which details eight games that may not help expand your vocabulary but will surely give you the confidence that only proximity to books can give. With these games, the general public will never doubt your ability to shed a meaningful tear and you’ll be ready to dive headlong into Hot Book Summer.