The Matewix

by Charlie Hamilton James

An unauthorised, utterly silly spoof of the Matrix, "The Matewix" is an adventure starring the ineffectual computer geek Newo. This book has all the action of the film, or more specifically it's a story of a nerd who couldn't get any action. Our hero has a rather bad speech impediment, which gets him into all sorts of twuble in a world that's not quite what it seems. "'If you take the Red pill, Newo, there is no going back. You will leave the Matewix and enter a world more real to you than you can possibly imagine. But Newo, if you take the Blue pill you will sustain an erection for up to 12 years. You must decide Newo'. Newo stared long and hard at the pills. Then reached out his hand, 'I'll take them both', he said and eagerly gobbled them down whole".

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction

282 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Joe Barker]

There’s 3 hours of my life i’ll never get back. Paid a £1 at a car boot sale cause it sounded funny, if turned out to just be shit.

Fave quote tho: “ I wonder whether the conception of your conception has considered itself, at any point in your life, a concern to you as profound as which one of Girls Aloud you'd rather shag?”

[Tim Schmidt]

Bad

[Matthew Harwood]

An odd and weird parody book with some outrageous storylines. It’s a quick and easy read but not one I would choose to read again.

[Matthew Head]

Let me get something straight - this isn't a world altering piece of literature. I put it as four stars because if you take it for what it is (a silly spoof of the Matrix) then it is actually quite funny with some top quality spoofing going on.

[William Neil]

Bonkers, brilliant, if you like a good spoof (and i do mean good) the track this down you will not be disappointed.