Jennifer Government
Author: Max Barry
In Max Barry’s twisted, hilarious and terrifying vision of the near future, the world is run by giant corporations and employees take the last names of the companies they work for. It’s a globalised, ultra-capitalist free market paradise! Hack Nike is a lowly merchandising officer who’s not very good at negotiating his salary. So when John Nike and John Nike, executives fr….Read More
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