Jennifer Government (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400030927)

A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government is the best novel in the world ever.

"Funny and clever.... A kind of ad-world version of Dr. Strangelove.... [Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast." --The New York Times Book Review

"Wicked and wonderful.... [It] does just about everything right.... Fast-moving, funny, involving." --The Washington Post Book World

Taxation has been abolished, the government has been privatized, and employees take the surname of the company they work for. It's a brave new corporate world, but you don't want to be caught without a platinum credit card--as lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of $2500 sneakers by shooting customers, Hack attracts the barcode-tattooed eye of the legendary Jennifer Government. A stressed-out single mom, corporate watchdog, and government agent who has to rustle up funding before she's allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down sale--and everything must go.

Author: Max Barry
ISBN-10: 1400030927
ISBN-13: 9781400030927
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2004
Pages: 321
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 78314 / Jennifer Government


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 12/07/2003 pg. 67
New York Times 01/04/2004 pg. 20