Let me give you a quick lesson in media theory. There’s this idea of the thirty-year cycle, in which our pop culture minds tend to be obsessed with whatever decade is thrice-removed from our current one. For the 2010s, that decade is definitely the 1980s, a simpler time of massive scrunchies, classic arcade cabinets, and cheesy TV. And if you’re anything like me, you are chomping at the bit to get into the latest season of Stranger Things, which gets even more 1980s with malls, radical fashion, and nostalgic summer carnivals. So if you’re getting into that 1980s mood in time for the season’s premiere, here are six reads that’ll get the job done in style.
This post was originally published on GetLiterary.com.