Audiobook
English language
Published Oct. 12, 2021 by Audible.
Advice: Stay indoors. Remain calm. Avoid roads. Fill bathtubs.
He's a part-time gardener and car thief. She's a murderous nun on a holy mission from another dimension.
Together, they can save the world from a politically charged alien invasion - but only if the world wants to be saved.
From Max Barry, the author of Jennifer Government, Providence and Lexicon comes a satirical speculative adventure for fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk.
This is a weird, fun exploration of disinformation and persuasion that reminded me of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. The novel sends up fascism, centrism, capitalism, and other ideologies transparently with over the top characters and ridiculous sci-fi elements.
I'm a bit weary of books with too much social commentary. But Max Barry managed to sweep me in and keep me amused to the last page.
Our world is being invaded by extremists, each with his own world saving agenda, as a physical manifestation of annoying people online that take their pet ideology to the Nth degree and cannot be reasoned with.
But don't worry we don't spend all our time with them but with Diego, a down on his luck Mexican American day worker and occasional car thief, acting as a foil to their elaborate manipulations.
P.S.
It is now my mission to work the word Scarfoil into conversation.
