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The elite use a "science-based" marketing trick to re-class themselves as genetically superior in order to extract the labor and resources from the lower classes. As economic inequality fractures society, citizens act in bizarre ways to cope. Narrated from seven perspectives, th!s explores philosophy, science, technology, economics and religion to reveal the trajectory of inverted totalitarianism.
span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">With its multiple protagonists, meta/sub-story structure, and sub-story convergence, th!s does not lend itself well to a traditional synopsis. Structurally, the novel is complex providing an unorthodox read and allowing ample space between sub-stories to permit the progressive intertwining of mutually dependent narratives, merging circumstances and staggered timelines. The meta-story, narrated by a single protagonist at a time, is comprised of four interleaved sub-stories that progress non-linearly with each story helping to | |  | | Where's Unimportant
A day in the life of neurotic, disgruntled software drone Jack Addington spins out of control when his colorful past clashes with his miserable present revealing to Jack that dumb luck has the power to overshadow his futile attempts at perseverance.
Jack Addington is stuck. A carefree life wandering the globe has morphed into a monotonous existence working for an oppressive Manhattan-based software company peddling products which destroy the lives of decent people. Jack struggles through soul-sucking affairs with despotic executives and eccentric scientists by mentally projecting himself out of the present and into past adventures. Avoidance, however, is temporary, and it does not take long for his overly medicated mind to lose perspective, causing him to act increasingly irrational in a brutally rational world. Jack attempts to |
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Soldier's Gap
by David Schwinghammer
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 Soldier's Gap is a non-traditional mystery with literary elements. The high school principal is brutally murdered, but Deputy Sheriff Dave Jenkins's search for meaning and love is a much more significant theme.
"Murder isn't usually this fun |
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