A review by lifepluspreston
Jennifer Government by Max Barry

4.0

Jennifer Government by Max Barry--I don't remember where I saw this book recommended, but it was fun! If you're looking for hard-hitting satire, this fits the bill. It's about a hypercapitalistic American privatized empire. The government is neutered in favor of megacorporations that run the world. I was trying to figure out why the big tech companies weren't all that represented in the companies panned here, like McDonald's, PepsiCo, Nike, the NRA, and more. Then I realized after reading that the book was written and published in 2002. So from that metric, it's pretty solid! The book is a little too on the nose for my tastes. By the time you've read fifty pages, you get the gist of the remaining story. But it's still witty and a fun read. Thumbs up.