
Infomocracy
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Christine Marshall
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By:
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Malka Older
It's been 20 years and two election cycles since Information, a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring nation-states to global microdemocracy. The corporate coalition party Heritage has won the last two elections. With another election on the horizon, the Supermajority is in tight contention, and everything's on the line.
With power comes corruption. For Ken, this is his chance to do right by the idealistic Policy1st party and get a steady job in the big leagues. For Domaine, the election represents another staging ground in his ongoing struggle against the pax democratica. For Mishima, a dangerous Information operative, the whole situation is a puzzle: How do you keep the wheels running on the biggest political experiment of all time when so many have so much to gain?
Infomocracy is Malka Older's debut novel.
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Good story, bad narration
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The sci-fi elements are mainly expanding digital technology and flying cars. The actual function of all this choice is never clearly articulated, nor is the origin for this societal organization. In other words, exactly how existing nations voluntarily ceded their sovereignty and what they received in exchanged is ignored. At the same time, why the planet would place the integrity of the process, selection for decadal rule to an unelected, and unsupervised entity: Information, is also a mystery. Finally, why no ones objects to a member of one political party becoming involved with the vote tampering investigation is a bit surprising. While the action is engaging, the societal structure in which events occur is nearly entirely driven by extrapolating current trends to unreasonable levels.
The narration is solid with a reasonable range of voices with good pacing and mood that aligns well with with the plot. Close attention is required as while not a complex story, the arbitrary nature of the society requires close inspection.
If you thought current elections are bad...
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A world where Google is bigger than most nations
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
This book might be better for hard cop. It is very convoluted and you almost have to take notes to keep up with the names and relationships. Pay attention to the character "Domain" (hope I'm spelling that right) because who he is matters in the end. But half way through, the characters/plot/setting all take shape and you don't want to stop listening.What three words best describe Christine Marshall’s performance?
Articulate, varied, interesting.Do you think Infomocracy needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No thank you.Keep Listening, It Gets Better
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very enjoyable.
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non stop thriller
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Politics In The Future Continue To Bore Me
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I have mixed feelings about this book being cyberpunk, as if it weren't listed as cyberpunk I would not have listened to it, but at the same time there are certain expectations that come along with the classification, and it was a letdown that almost none of these tropes made an appearance. It feels like the little that does address cyber punk tropes were thrown in as an after thought just so the book could fit into a relatively small collection of cyberpunk literature on auditable.
The book/series was a fun listen overall, but it is a huge stretch to call it a cyberpunk novel. It is more of a spy thriller set in the future. There is little in the way of the traditional cyberpunk staples: there are corporate governments, but the overall tone is bright and cheerful.
Probably the most cyberpunk tech described in the book would be the minor bio mods that simulate goose flesh on the back of the neck when it senses something out of place (this makes appearances in the 1st and 2nd novel). The characters are jacked unto the net and use projections as a display that can be projected at eye level or pushed further away so others can also view the image. These projectors may be implants, but the author does not spend much time detailing the tech. It is easy to imagine the projectors being some type of VR/AR glasses or contacts.
Overall, I enjoyed the books. and had this been correctly identified as a thriller set in the near future (almost all of the tech in this book feels like it is maybe 10 years out) then it would be a 5 star review across the board. I just feel like people should know what they are getting.
Not really a good example of cyberpunk
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Pattern Recognition-Snow Crash Remix. So good!
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Obvious at times, but interesting concept.
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