Dr. Julian Darius called it "a sublime postmodern masterpiece" and analyzed its metafictional aspects. McCay used metafictional techniques such as self-referentiality in his work. The works of this period become progressively more metafictional and fabulist. Pseudepigraphy has been employed as a metafictional technique, particularly in literature of the postmodern period. The development toward metafictional writing in postmodernism generated mixed responses. In works of fiction, authors sometimes number their chapters eccentrically, often as a metafictional statement. The Iron Dream is a metafictional 1972 alternate history novel by American author Norman Spinrad. His second novel, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", is a "metafictional" novel. Several reviewers highlighted the metafictional nature of the novel. The metafictional boardgame "tak" was released by Rothfuss and Cheapass Games in 2016. Grudin is the author of the metafictional novel "Book". This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Others were more critical of "Railsea"s metafictional approach. The revaluation of the Aramaki's metafictional works were started. The game relies on a number of metafictional elements in both its gameplay and story.