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The McAtrix Derided by Robertski Brothers check out website: www.orionbooks.co.uk
One day, though, he is awakened from his grim existence by the appearance in his life of the lovely Thinity. She likes to wear sprayed on plastic and unsurprisingly Nemo likes that, too.
Thinity has a message for Nemo and takes him to meet the amazing Smurpheus who believes Nemo to be the No One that they have all been waiting for. He invites Nemo to leave the McAtrix and join him in the fight against the machines. Faced with a choice between the red drink that will exit him from the McAtrix and the blue, which happens to be toilet duck, Nemo strangely decides to opt for adventure of leaving. Joining Smurpheus outside the McAtrix, Nemo strives to make Thinity love him. It doesn't happen. It’s never going to happen. What do you expect? A happy ending? So, ‘The McAtrix’ follows a similarly convoluted plot as the 'The Matrix’. Oh hang on, that was also laughingly funny and complete pants so what’s the point of a parody? Good question but ultimately, who cares? Read it if you like laughing at pretentious plots that should have stuck themselves into one film and kept the audience thinking there should be a sequel. This book is for all the trilogies that should have known when to stop. It has been well thought out and this is obviously the directors cut with bonus features as per a DVD. Look forward to the author's commentary, I especially like the comment page 200: 'This was a three cup of tea page'. There are also 'Deleted Scenes' and 'The McAnimatrix: Six Short Stories Set In The McAtrix Universe'. Get the picture? If 'The Matrix 'fulfilled every nerd's desire to be the hero that saved humanity then 'The McAtrix Derided 'confirms that humanity is way passed saving and we should perhaps all put our feet up and stop worrying. Once more the talents of Adam Roberts, for it is he, have been variously put to good use/prostituted for good money. You decide. Hopefully, all those Matrix fans who were let down by the sequels will find something to laugh at in this book and, of course, the ability to laugh at oneself is a great human skill. Very enjoyable. Give it to your favourite nerd. Sue Davies
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Nemo
or Gordon, as his mother named him, is a sad bloke who adopts a
different persona on the Internet. In 'real' life he is a Database
Co-ordinator and by necessity therefore needs to fantasise a lot.
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