In a way, it's an extremely painful analogy, beause a lot of games today have so much falsehood in them. Like this idea of levels. But I agree with the general analogy.
However, you guys might enjoy this:
RavenBlack - Novel Samples There are four chapters available free; I haven't read it in full, but the premise is... amusing, to say the absolute least.
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love,
identity & growth,
economics,
education,
equality,
definitions.
Recent Books I liked:
Anansi Boys,
Fly By Night,
Hyperion.