I wanted to like it, but I couldn't get through it. 50% of the way in, and almost no Sci, and no Fi, and god if I heard "dehydratory" one more time I was going

I wanted to like it, but I couldn't get through it. 50% of the way in, and almost no Sci, and no Fi, and god if I heard "dehydratory" one more time I was going to lose it. The "game" as described in the book was utterly absurd. It could be because of a cultural mismatch between me (American) and the author, but there was a certain something that I just couldn't get past.