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View Poll Results: Have you bought Max Barry's 'Syrup' or 'Jennifer Government'?
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Yes and I will buy more of his books in the future.
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Yes, but I will probably not buy any more off his books in the future
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I havent, but I probably WILL in the future
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of course not. id never buy a max barry book
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bananabooks rule!
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January 9, 2003, 20:01
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have you bought any of max's books?
max barry created the game. have you bought any of his books? will you?
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January 9, 2003, 20:18
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I'll buy it if it will give him the funds to upgrade his server. 
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January 9, 2003, 21:00
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Yes! I bought Jennifer Government yesterday. My reasoning is exactly that of Mr. Statics. (and I read the first chapter, seems to be interesting)
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January 9, 2003, 22:58
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I'll get it as soon as it comes out over here.
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January 9, 2003, 23:09
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I might pick it up tomorrow. Depends on how much money I have left.
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January 10, 2003, 09:43
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Maybe in the future. Hey, I could even translate it to Portuguese if it is good.
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January 11, 2003, 22:13
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i bought syrup. it was really funny, and im planning to buy JG soon.
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January 12, 2003, 12:47
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Someone tell me what it's like when they get it. I have way too much to read already, and exams to do, so I have to be very selective about what I read. Does look good though.
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January 13, 2003, 12:08
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Jennifer Government isn't out in paperback yet is it?
as for the poll, the third option is closest to my "not yet but maybe".
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February 4, 2003, 20:41
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*bump*
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February 5, 2003, 00:09
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I bought JG. It's not bad. It's not as funny as the jacket indicates but definitely has its moments. I found it to be an interesting read and hope he gets his bestseller. I noticed he didn't get the bestsellers listing he was shooting for. That may not be his fault though; there were only three copies I could find in all of Birmingham, AL.
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February 14, 2003, 23:56
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Why exactly was this poll set to time out?
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February 16, 2003, 12:10
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Originally posted by DarkCloud
Why exactly was this poll set to time out?
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i dont make too many polls 
sorry
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February 17, 2003, 11:56
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February 18, 2003, 14:27
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perhaps
what's it about?
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February 18, 2003, 18:11
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Someone post a review of it and I'll consider it.
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February 18, 2003, 18:48
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ok, DD. ive read both. I found both to be quick reads, and very enjoyable. Syrup was much lighter than JG. i can easily recommend both of them, but i caution you that many others havent liked some aspects of barry's writing style. i suggest you read the first chapters here:
http://www.maxbarry.com/syrup/chapter1.html
http://www.maxbarry.com/jennifergovernment/preview.html
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February 18, 2003, 23:36
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Jennifer governemnte seemed amazingly funny 
like a modern "Space Merchants" (you know; the book by Fred Pohl and CM Kornbluth)
It seemed better than Syrup- though syrup seemed fast paced as well.
although they both seemed fairly foul mouthed.
but reasonably fun!
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February 22, 2003, 16:38
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How about a real review?
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February 22, 2003, 18:13
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How about a real review?
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how about you spend 3 seconds looking on google for a 'real' review if these werent sufficient 
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February 23, 2003, 18:19
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Azazel- try Amazon.com for a review.
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May 2, 2006, 00:09
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May 2, 2006, 16:14
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Once again, I must state that I loved Jennifer Government. I haven't been able to locate his other books in real bookstores, but am on the lookout!
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May 3, 2006, 02:01
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Shame the poll had a date set. I borrowed my first one from Remick, then after bought others online. They are a good read. 
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May 7, 2006, 22:28
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it was a good book
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