Title: Bad Company
Review: I absolutely hated this book.The author is an ex HP employee and the book is a parody of that company. For my sins, I used to write adverts for HP - for nearly 5 years. Max Barry reminds me of some of the HP guys I'd be forced to spend time with - he's one of an agonisingly obvious breed of 'funny' IT guys.I can see how this book might play well in Oz and the USA. The humour is the slapstick of a third-rate sit-com. The quality of the writing is embarassing - like a teenager's blog...a collection of witticisms that Barry has overheard on the bus or worked out while playing computer games with his friends. The characters are cartoon-like, the plot non-existent and the dialogue absurd.I don't think I've ever been less impressed by the written word. This book should be burnt and Max should go back to his computer programming.
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