The McAtrix Derided

by robertski-brothers

"Gordon (or 'Nemo' as he's known in the internet chatrooms) finds himself rudely awakened to the reality of his mundane existence. Far from being a workaday Database Coordinator, he is the inadvertent slave of Evil Machine Intelligences™ who are keeping his body sealed in a virtual-reality pod whilst distracting his mind with an elaborate virtual world. He, like the bulk of humanity (but not you, because you're reading this book which is about this world being a virtual world and how could that happen?!), is trapped in the McAtrix.

Are you looking for Nemo? Or are you looking for No One?

Let's face it, these days, when thrilling, ideas-driven SF epics turn into lame action movies at the flick of a sequel and books like The Soddit by A.R.R.R. Roberts become bestsellers, it's hard to be sure.

Is this life, this bizarre matrix we're all caught up in, beyond parody now?

Ooh no we don't think so...

Genres: Humor, Science Fiction, Fiction, Satire

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Сибин Майналовски · Rating 4 out of 5]

Симпатична пародия :)

[Ray Daley · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent piss-take of the 3 Matrix movies with a ton of pop culture references thrown in for good measure.

[Iskren Zayryanov · Rating 2 out of 5]

Тъпа но за сметка на това увлекателна, колкото и странно да звучи. Почти 7/8 от книгата са блудкава пародия на трилогията „Матрицата“, не успях да се засмея нито един път. Последната 1/8 прави отчаян опит да премахне кофти вкуса от предходните бледи опити за пародия, но не успява кой знае колко качествено да се справи с тази задача. Там се зачекват философските и логически въпроси, които възникнаха след края на оригиналната трилогия и които гравитират около дупките в сценария и постройката на света.
Много е далеч като качество от „Своенравното хлапе“, а „Червеноризци“ е направо в друга галактика. За да съм обективен непременно трябва да каже, че определено е по-добра от поредицата за „Бил – галактическия герой“, което не е никак трудно.

[Петър Стойков · Rating 1 out of 5]

Всяка една филмова пародия, която съм гледал, е била неизмеримо тъпа, но някои са поне малко смешни. Чел съм само една книга-пародия на филм (тази) и тя също е неизмеримо тъпа, но опитите за хумор в нея по-скоро ще те накарат да искаш да си избодеш очите с вилица, отколкото да се засмееш.

[Стоян Кръстев · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting beginning, boring mid, but the end saves all. Gives you something to think about.

[Tomáš Pramuka · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is trying to be funny... But it is not... Just read last 12 pages to get the point which is surprisingly accurate...

[Gaia · Rating 5 out of 5]

luv this book!! Adam Roberts never fails to make a good read

[Rutger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I especially liked the special features.

[Geert Daelemans · Rating 4 out of 5]

A humorous snack

There once was a guy named Nemo, at least that was his internet-alias. The bloke lead a quiet and rather ordinary life. That is, until he became aware that he was actually rather notorious in being exceptionally not exceptional. He was so plain and bland that people refused to notice him while walking in the street. This capability of turning invisible became his most unique gift. Regrettably this again made him not so common anymore, which led him to lose his only talent. Ah, it all has something to do with a cat in a box and a guy named Schrödinger not being all that happy about it because he could never tell if he needed to feed the animal or not. But that is a totally different story.

As with many spoofs, you won’t enjoy The McAtrix Derides that much if you haven’t seen the original film. Even so, you should have watched actually the complete trilogy to understand all the jokes. The Robertski Brothers (alias of the author Adam Roberts) follows the three films rather closely, just interpreting the essence a bit differently. This leads to sometimes rather hilarious episodes that can easily be visualized by the reader just because it’s so easy to imagine Keanu Reeves getting stuck in those silly situations. The pace never really drops and keeps the story enjoyably fresh. But do not expect major literature or deep insights. This book is pure entertainment and has no other aspirations.

[Eliza · Rating 2 out of 5]

Never did finish it, was funny at first but the parody was a bit bleh

[Trevor Taundry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Only cost me a pound so not too worried if its not up to standard. And will leave a space on my book case for decent reads xx

[Rikard · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little witty story that filled in time. Not bad but then not good, with a few references to the film.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess it was ok and others will like it, but it really wasn't the right book for me. I didn't particularly enjoy it.

[Dirk · Rating 3 out of 5]

totally goofy, all that about being embarrassing!? still fun to read

[Mysh Sedláková · Rating 3 out of 5]

It´s funny, the kind of book with which you will laugh if you´re not expecting anything deep.

[Zelenkroki]

Нещо, което прочетох без особено усилие, но и без съвсем насочено внимание. Така и не схванах същественото. Може би по-нататък ще „стопля“. :) :(