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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining and savvy,
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This review is from: Kalifornia: A Novel (Hardcover)
The premise of this book is that everyone (or almost everyone) is now wired to receive continuous media broadcasts, and a few lucky people are wired so they can also send broadcasts. the main characters are all family members, has-beens who were once the stars of a reality-tv-meets-the-brady-bunch type show of unmatched popularity. now, after the show ended in tragedy, they are all depressed, burned out, and suffering from various varieties of naivete. not quite a family member but almost is the lovable butler, a transgenic seal-man.
the plot of the book is entertaining, but kind of seems to fall apart towards the end, maybe because it seems to be striving for a happy ending after setting us up for bloodshed, despair, and nonchalant mayhem. i mean, the whole world is watching TV 24/7, aren't they asking for it? the book is surprisingly well written. laidlaw takes a fairly predictable subject matter and premise, and turns it into a really entertaining satire on contemporary popular culture. the language is fresh and unexpected and the characters are compelling and believable, even the seal-man. "kalifornia" is a pretty rare find: science fiction that is immensely readable but still has literary quality and a discerning edge. |
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Kalifornia: A Novel by Marc Laidlaw (Hardcover - Feb. 1993)
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