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

[Tim Schmidt · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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