Book 27 - "Jennifer Government" by Max Barry
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006 21:29![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittiwakeMercurys had sold as if they were religious artifacts, but for John the whole campaign had taken on a sour taste, thanks to Hack's inability to be a proper fall guy. Now he and his psychotic girlfriend had vanished, and it was only a matter of time, John was sure, before Jennifer Government came calling.
This is the third book I've read recently (the others being "Snow Crash" and "The Paper Eater") where big business has more or less taken over running the world and the power of government has shrunk correspondingly. In this book, the major corporations are associated with two loyalty schemes, each of which is keen to suppress both the rival scheme and the remaining powers of the government.
I've always been a bit of a dystopia fan, so this book was right up my street.
This is the third book I've read recently (the others being "Snow Crash" and "The Paper Eater") where big business has more or less taken over running the world and the power of government has shrunk correspondingly. In this book, the major corporations are associated with two loyalty schemes, each of which is keen to suppress both the rival scheme and the remaining powers of the government.
I've always been a bit of a dystopia fan, so this book was right up my street.
