Jennifer Government

Wow man. I just finished reading this, and I have to say, it made me literally laugh out loud many times!

At once a big satire on the way of the modern world, this story is also a scary indication of how things are going. I only hope we will never reach the point where a marketing executive thinks killing a few people whilst on the way to making millions, let alone billions, is OK (then again, maybe we're already there...)

The plot seems to consist of several entirely separate threads, each focusing on one particular character, right up until near the end, when they all become woven together in such a genius way it had to be planned. Still, it never quite reaches the point of being confusing (this is A Good Thing, by the way), or being too clever for its own boots.

OK, so what's it about? well, I don't like giving away more plot in reviews than a book's cover. After all, you wanna read the book, you'll go read it. SO here goes a short summing-up:

Set in the not-too-distant future, the world is (mostly) ruled by corporations. Multi-national is the only way to survive, along with ruthless business strategy and complete lack of morals. The NRA are big, and available for contracting. The government is weak, and lacking funds. Almost everyone has forgotten how to think for themselves. Then a corporate lackey is pushed one step too far, thanks to the latest marketing strategy from Nike, which aims to make a few lucky customers have the latest trainers their very last purchase.
Read the book, laugh at it, but most importantly learn the lesson: don't let the corporations do your thinking for you.

Article Author: Jon Downs

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