Out
David Meltzer
OUT, a.k.a. BRAIN PLANT BOOK 3, takes a
more streetwise approach, relating its story from the point of view of
an unnamed dope dealer. After brutalizing a cop the dealer is forcibly
inducted, very CLOCKWORK ORANGE-like, into the corrupt Ormond
Industries, a government-sponsored organization that specializes in
scamming people out of their money. This naturally involves a fair
amount of perverted sex in addition to the amoral con games taught by
Ormond Industries’ associates, with the protagonist coming to despise
his profession, and inevitably meeting a horrendous fate. Related in
terse, hard boiled prose, OUT is the most readable and user-friendly of
the BRAIN PLANT novels, and also (the CLOCKWORK ORANGE allusions aside)
the least science fictionish. Indeed, its depiction of the mechanics of
scamming is extremely contemporary, as anyone who’s ever been accosted
by door-to-door salesmen, telemarketers or online spammers can readily
attest.
more streetwise approach, relating its story from the point of view of
an unnamed dope dealer. After brutalizing a cop the dealer is forcibly
inducted, very CLOCKWORK ORANGE-like, into the corrupt Ormond
Industries, a government-sponsored organization that specializes in
scamming people out of their money. This naturally involves a fair
amount of perverted sex in addition to the amoral con games taught by
Ormond Industries’ associates, with the protagonist coming to despise
his profession, and inevitably meeting a horrendous fate. Related in
terse, hard boiled prose, OUT is the most readable and user-friendly of
the BRAIN PLANT novels, and also (the CLOCKWORK ORANGE allusions aside)
the least science fictionish. Indeed, its depiction of the mechanics of
scamming is extremely contemporary, as anyone who’s ever been accosted
by door-to-door salesmen, telemarketers or online spammers can readily
attest.
Thể loại:
Năm:
1969
Nhà xuát bản:
Essex House
Ngôn ngữ:
english
Loạt:
EH-129
File:
EPUB, 1.41 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1969