Helmet of Horror by Victor Pelevin (2007)

This is another of those Canongate myth books. That series is really hit and miss. Some are brilliant but others, like this one, just leaving me asking why people think this guy is such an awesome author. This one is a retelling of the Minotaur myth but in this case people are imprisoned in some sort of virtual world where they can communicate with other prisoners via an instant messenger sort of thing. The whole book is formatted as such (an im convo) but the end breaks down into nonsense. Skip it.