bur372
5th January 2005, 19:11
Excellent book. It tells the threat of a true capatalist country. It tells you how corporations are above the law in capatalisim. It is a political Satire The animal farm of capatalisim If every communist should read animal farm then every capatalist should read Jennifer goverment.
Welcome to paradise! The world is run by American corporations (except for a few deluded holdouts like the French); taxes are illegal; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; the Police and the NRA are publicly-traded security firms; and the U.S. government only investigates crimes it can bill for.
Hack Nike is a Merchandising Officer who discovers an all-new way to sell sneakers. Buy Mitsui is a stockbroker with a death-wish. Billy NRA is finding out that life in a private army isn't all snappy uniforms and code names. And Jennifer Government, a legendary agent with a barcode tattoo, is the consumer watchdog from hell.
Some good writing as well short chapters fast paced.
first chapter of jennifer goverment (http://www.maxbarry.com/jennifergovernment/preview.html)
Hack nike has to kill people to make it look like the new nike shoes are so hot and have so much street cred that people will kill each over them. The NRA are a private army who kill for money. Corporations are above the law. And while the rich dine the poor starve.
Specially good for teenagers who think capatalisim is Tony Blair.
Might be hard to get I got mine at the public libary ( the knowledge found in a public libary :D)
Welcome to paradise! The world is run by American corporations (except for a few deluded holdouts like the French); taxes are illegal; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; the Police and the NRA are publicly-traded security firms; and the U.S. government only investigates crimes it can bill for.
Hack Nike is a Merchandising Officer who discovers an all-new way to sell sneakers. Buy Mitsui is a stockbroker with a death-wish. Billy NRA is finding out that life in a private army isn't all snappy uniforms and code names. And Jennifer Government, a legendary agent with a barcode tattoo, is the consumer watchdog from hell.
Some good writing as well short chapters fast paced.
first chapter of jennifer goverment (http://www.maxbarry.com/jennifergovernment/preview.html)
Hack nike has to kill people to make it look like the new nike shoes are so hot and have so much street cred that people will kill each over them. The NRA are a private army who kill for money. Corporations are above the law. And while the rich dine the poor starve.
Specially good for teenagers who think capatalisim is Tony Blair.
Might be hard to get I got mine at the public libary ( the knowledge found in a public libary :D)