I saw this question posed on Mastodon. If you got lost in space and rescued by aliens who made you live in a simulation for the next 40 years based on a book, what would it be?

For me: The Great Gatsby. I would have to play the part of Nick and just get drunk all the time.

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Sort sort of isekai. Give me an entire fantasy world and magical powers to level up.

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If it it was based on a book I happened to bring along for entertainment, there’s a good chance it would a John Scalzi novel, which means it could be “Redshirts”, and that would be pretty surreal.

Or some Ninja Turtles comics.

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I think I’ll go with Narnia. It wouldn’t be boring.

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Besides cheating and choosing a Star Trek novel, I can think of several.

Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl might not be a bad one. Almost no matter who I chose, I’d have a comfortable life style.

Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn would be miserable to live in, but if I was a character with allomancy, that might be acceptable.

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Is there any answer other than Star Trek?

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