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Originally Posted by gvtexas
We could always play a sadistical game of "who's read the most on these two lists" but that would be cruel and inhuman...
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Heh you really didn't know, did you? NYT usually contacts me and asks me what books I am reading, the same books that are in the next Sunday book review of course
There is one book on the list that I recently read and I can hardly recommend it to anyone who likes dystopia novels. Book is called
Jennifer Government by Max Barry. From Amazon:
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In the horrifying, satirical near future of Max Barry's Jennifer Government, 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.
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Great book, both funny and scary!