Jennifer Government: Story of the Barcoded Soldier

There are two sorts of people that are best to avoid in many cases, half of them are mothers. The other half are sadistic creeps that manage to bring their own perverted exploits of power into the corporate world. Jennifer Government is a high-paced novel that tells a story of the corporate future. I say corporate future as oppose to simply future because there is nothing that isn't corporate in this novel. the only thing that can stand in the way of murderous marketing executives is Jennifer Government. A former corporate general herself, Jennifer tries to overcome the scar she bears--a Mattel Barbie bar-code tattoo on her upper cheek--by avenging people caught in the literal cross-fire of interactive marketing. A task not easy for a single mother with no child support. This book is pretty exciting and brings attention to the already overpowering institutions of corporations that require no specific loyalties to country, customer, or civilian. The only worry is the stability of the market, and Jennifer finds herself in the mist of an all out corporate rebellion against the regulatory powers that is the Government.

A major critique that can be had, however, is the fact that the state of politics in the global future are a bit far-fetched to be realistic. Regardless of this liberty taken by the author, the novel should not be taken so seriously. What it's suppose to be is a fun read with a bit of social commentary to boot. Though the author could have made more attempts at unique imagery--some of the characters blurred together (the two John Nikes)--the book overall is something exciting.