Things We Didn't See Coming by Steven Amsterdam

What would the world be like if the Y2K disaster had happened on January 1, 2000, as some expected? Things We Didn't See Coming is a collection of related short stories which offer one view, as a young man makes his way through a dystopian future. As the years go by, the problems people face change and the unnamed protagonist, as he moves about the country, changes his strategies for survival.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

I am not a gamer at all but I loved reading about Parcival and his friends navigate an online adventure filled with eighties pop culture references left behind by a reclusive billionaire.  The game takes place in the OASIS, an online virtual reality where most of the population now spends their time because the real world has become a very depressing place.  The reward is the fortune the billionaire has left behind.  Will Parcival reach Halliday’s egg before the Sixers?  Read Ready Player One and find out!