A review by eowyns_helmet
Jennifer Government by Max Barry

5.0

Disclaimer: I'm a huge Barry fan. This novel is extremely well-done, hilarious, disturbing and all too relevant in the current dystopia we're living in the Cheeto's America. "In the near future," the main characters have surnames provided by the companies that employ them -- and own them, through punitive contracts and the kind of non-disclosure agreements the current president employs to keep his misdeeds hidden. Every bit of life is mediated by a savage "capitalizm" that requires crime victims to pay the security forces if they want justice done. The world is not run by autocracies like Atwood's Gilead or a Max Maxian strong man, but by the dueling credit card rewards programs that can bring even non-consumer oriented corporations like Boeing to its knees. A great read.