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Loading... Syrup: A Novel (original 1999; edition 2000)by Maxx Barry
Work detailsSyrup by Maxx Barry (1999)
None. Started well, but fizzled 2/3 of way through. Not as satirical nor as clever as it thinks it is, but still an enjoyable light read.  Faintdreams | Mar 24, 2013 |  For me this was absolute perfection. Fast, fun, supremely clever and with characters that were ethically dubious but still the kind of people that you wish you spent time with. Very little surprise that the novel itself is also an exercise in marketing genius (screenplay optioned) and you have to imagine that there's a soda company out there itching to make an ironic fortune from the screen adaptation. I rarely re-read, but so great is my admiration of this book that I'm now out to return my library copy and buy the real thing. Love. (  ) Mi-chanChelle | May 3, 2011 | It contains a lot of contemporary references that date the book, but it is a lot of fun. It is zippy, and the author is clearly having fun. I'm pretty sure the author's name is part of the joke (duh). (  ) baaic | May 3, 2011 | A quick paced book about the corporate world of the "not too distant future" kind. Thank god I don't do marketing. Funny book, different from all I've read. verenka | Jun 14, 2010 | A very funny, well written marketing tale. While completely unbelievable in whole, too many of the individual elements are frighteningly close to the truth. Think of this as "The Office" for marketing. Well done. ( ) mpolino | Oct 9, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140291873, Paperback)When Scat comes up with the idea for the hottest new soda ever, he's sure he'll retire the next rich, savvy marketing success story. But in the treacherous waters of corporate America there are no sure things--and suddenly Scat has to save not only his idea but his yet-to-be-realized career. With the help of the scarily beautiful and brainy 6, he sets out on a mission to reclaim the fame and fortune that, time and again, eludes him.This brilliantly scathing debut is a hilarious send-up of celebrity, sexual politics, corporate America, and the fleeting status that comes with getting to the table first--before the other guy has you for lunch. "Seductively hip . . . Wickedly funny." --USA Today "Scathingly funny." --Fort Worth Star Telegram (retrieved from Amazon Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:41:29 -0400) After coming up with a million-dollar idea for promoting a new soda, a neophyte in the cutthroat world of L.A. marketing joins forces with a cold-blooded female manipulator to see their concept to fruition, in a humorous look at corporate and sexual politics, ambition, and modern life… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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