What does futureland mean?
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What does futureland mean? Here's an extract from a book:

I simply assumed I would bundle up my New York wife with her New York interests, her New York pride, and remove her from her New York parents – leave the frantic, thrilling futureland of Manhattan behind – and transplant her to a little town on the river in Missouri, and all would be fine.

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What does futureland mean?
Hello!

What does futureland mean? Here's an extract from a book:

I simply assumed I would bundle up my New York wife with her New York interests, her New York pride, and remove her from her New York parents – leave the frantic, thrilling futureland of Manhattan behind – and transplant her to a little town on the river in Missouri, and all would be fine.

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Reading Gone Girl? The writer uses the made-up term 'futureland' to describe Manhattan, which is fast-moving, modern and forward-looking. This contrasts sharply with Nick's sleepy little Missouri home town, which is dull and decaying.

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