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by Max Barry
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Book Candy
Book Candy rated it 16 years ago
The characters life's are very cleverly interwoven. It's complicated, clever yet easy to follow. I am very impressed with the clear creativity Max Barry holds in his imagination. I can't wait to read another of his books. The story itself reminded me a little of the movie, "Idiocracy", it could very...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 16 years ago
I had forgotten about this one - not surprising. Does anyone still interact on line? I'll have a peek.Yes - just installed a nation:The Republic of Vimsig"Three better than four"Category: New York Times DemocracyCivil Rights: Good Economy: Reasonable Political Freedoms: World Benchmark
Osho
Osho rated it 16 years ago
A book to read in the bathtub, or as I used to call it when I worked in hospitals, "night shift reading"--something to keep you awake, but easy to put down if there's a need for your services. Jennifer Government is science fiction even if you find it shelved as literature. It's a fast read, enterta...
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 17 years ago
I played around with the NationStates game for years during high school and off and on in college, I was a pretty poor politician, and my state would expire from non-activity within a few months every time. But it was fun!The book 'Jennifer Government' was advertised with the game, it being 'loosely...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 20 years ago
The corporate espionage angle was fun, and I enjoyed the whole set-up, but nothing really lingered after I finished reading it.
sologdin
sologdin rated it 21 years ago
A great example of how a well-conceived setting does not guarantee a well-developed story. Love the setting here (about time we get a dystopian vision of liberatarianism--there's room for more), but the story itself is not memorable. That said, it's a generic defect of the dystopia that the story ...
debnance
debnance rated it 22 years ago
Hack Nike (people in this future world take their last names from the company they work for) is ordered to kill people to increase demand for Nike sneakers.
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