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Lädt ... Interface (Volume 1)von Lucy Mihajlich
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It's 2048, and Big Brother is binge watching. The future always seemed bright, but it turns out that was just global warming. Meals don't come in pills, shoes don't lace themselves, and there are flying cars, but the gas mileage sucks. There is one difference. People have always searched the internet for answers. Now they actually worship it. Pen Nowen's father was the founder of Interface, a computer company so big and powerful that people began praying to it. Especially when his death almost tanked the economy. Seven years later, Pen's just finished her junior year of high school. For their summer vacations, all of her friends are going to Disneyland, Tijuana, or Disneyland Tijuana, but Pen's going on a pilgrimage to pray for what's left of her family. She's on her way to the Interface flagship store when she gets kidnapped. It's the second time this year. She's about to begin the ransom negotiations when the kidnapper says that he doesn't want money. He wants something else from her. Before Pen can text 911, he says something even creepier.He knows the truth about her dad's death. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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It seems to be a mostly tight novel that's spoofing internet culture, at least on the surface, and humorously so, but the core of it is really a character-driven roadtrip tale with witty dialogue and some very messed up memes peppering the text with panache.
And serial kidnappings.
And camping with trolls. (The internet kind. Not the fantasy kind.)
And murder.
The tragedy portions don't overwhelm the story. They happen to be more of a backdrop for rather complicated characterizations. Like I said, I'm very impressed.
For those in the know, it feels like a close mash-up of [b:Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|29587|Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1441470326s/29587.jpg|1413], (which happens to be a fantastically weird economics treatise based on confidence and living in Disney World as an indigent) and a lot of [a:Lauren Beukes|426034|Lauren Beukes|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1459796306p2/426034.jpg]'s awesome situations and banter.
This reads like a lightweight novel, but in reality it's overflowing with beautifully complex memes and world-building that pays homage to games, fury-porn, internet, hacking, and living like indigent bums on a stinky quest to a computer industry that has become a religion... and the need to find justice... or something. ;)
No spoilers. It's very cool.
The text is very polished and I'd absolutely recommend it to everyone who likes Beukes. :)
Thanks to the author for a copy! Totally worth it. :) (