Friday, December 3, 2010

Jennifer Government and sci-fi anti-capitalism

For those who are inclined to like anti-capitalist science fiction, you may enjoy Max Barry's novel Jennifer Government. The novel is an over-the-top (I mean completely) satire on consumerism and capitalism that is one of the few genuine anti-capitalist novels I've read in the last thirty years. That being said, the novel reads like an extended Hollywood treatment, so you wonder whether the author is really as anti-capitalist as the novel would make one believe. The novel does a good job of depicting corporate warfare in its most extreme forms and takes several effective shots at the libertarian movement, asking whether sometimes freedom isn't overemphasized in contemporary society. If nothing else, Jennifer Government is an interesting read. I suggest you check it out.

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