false 33356 13 In the horrifying, satirical near future of Max Barry's <I>Jennifer Government</I>, American corporations literally rule the world. Everyone takes his employer's name as his last name; once-autonomous nations as far-flung as Australia belong to the USA; and the National Rifle Association is not just a worldwide corporation, it's a hot, publicly traded stock. Hack Nike, a hapless employee seeking advancement, signs a multipage contract and then reads it. He discovers he's agreed to assassinate kids purchasing Nike's new line of athletic shoes, a stealth marketing maneuver designed to increase sales. And the dreaded government agent Jennifer Government is after him.<p> 1647 2003 Jennifer Government total:1908|5:373|4:698|3:605|2:183|1:49| 1908 6887 2622 271 4 4 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 15 10:32:36 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 16:23:23 -0700 2007
She bas...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 20:04:42 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 20:07:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 4 false false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 06 16:30:54 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 25 01:53:39 -0800 2009 Max Barry's Jennifer Government is like a bottle of Diet Neal Stephenson served with a twist of Christopher Moore (or perhaps a dash of Tom Robbins?) There is something uncannily similar between Snow Crash...more...]]> 2 5 false false Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 11:03:21 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 12:47:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jan 28 06:57:30 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 06:58:36 -0800 2009
I started reading.

About the author...interesting. Dedication- ok. Two q...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 11:35:09 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 25 17:16:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false true Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 21 21:40:45 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 21:41:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 11:27:05 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 15:26:52 -0800 2008
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The story takes place in the near future,...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:35:57 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:35:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Mar 09 15:29:22 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 15:54:21 -0700 2009
The setting is a satirical description of a nightmarish consumerist future where everything is owned and controlled by the cynical and greedy big cooperations, even government and law enforcement. The narrative is classical: We follow a set o...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 25 10:54:33 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 10:58:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 01:40:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 02:12:50 -0700 2008
As in so many satires, practically everyone is incompetent and clueless.

Light entertainment rather than any kind of serious analysis.]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 17:57:19 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 18:03:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 04:21:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 12:26:39 -0700 2009 3
It is the consumerist future. Taxes have been abolished. Your identity is defined by the company for which you work. Hack Nike isn't so bright, so when he...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Aug 26 12:28:44 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 12:59:41 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=828160