Apr 27

“Syrup” by Max Barry

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While in Detroit this past weekend, I finished reading “Syrup” by Max Barry. This is the second novel by Barry that I have read (”Jennifer Government” was the other), though it was his debut. Like my previous read, Barry takes a satirical jab at big business and marketing, but includes the film industry here as well.

From Publishers Weekly via Amazon.Com here is a quick rundown:

Ingenuous new marketing graduate Scat (he feels that his full name, Michael George Holloway, just won’t do for a career in marketing) moves to L.A. hoping to become rich and famous. After he gets a million-dollar...

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