Paperback, 336 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 2004 by Vintage.
In Barry's twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations and employees take the last name of the companies they work for. Hot on the trail of John Nike, an executive from the land of Marketing, is agent Jennifer Government, the consumer watchdog from hell.
When I first read this 11 years ago, I was using a book app that suddenly disappeared, along with most of my tracking data. I remembered really liking it; but, anymore, that makes me apprehensive upon reread. Luckily, I really liked it this time, too! This particular dystopia isn't triggering me as much as many of my old faves do now that we're living them. Whew—dodged a bullet there!
When I first read this 11 years ago, I was using a book app that suddenly disappeared, along with most of my tracking data. I remembered really liking it; but, anymore, that makes me apprehensive upon reread. Luckily, I really liked it this time, too! This particular dystopia isn't triggering me as much as many of my old faves do now that we're living them. Whew—dodged a bullet there!
