Sewer, Gas and Electric
by Matt Ruff · first published 1994
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From the back cover of Warner Books paperback September 1998: AMERICA: 2023 AT THE HELM: THE TALKING, HOLOGRAPHIC HEAD OF AYN RAND IN A HURRICANE LAMP.... Harry Gant is building a new Tower of Babel five hundred stories above the polluted streets of Manhattan. In the festering sewers, his crusading ex-wife, Joan, hunts a mutant great white shark named Meisterbrau, while in the waters of the Atlantic, eco-pirate Philo Dufrense leads his crew on a desperate quest to make the world safe for ring-tailed lemurs. A wild ride between the good, the evil, and the indifferent, SEWER, GAS &
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Another lovely counterpoint to Ayn Rand is "Sewer Gas and Electric" by Matt Ruff. It is absurdist science fiction that is hilarious and full of fascinating characters. I really enjoy Atlas Shrugged as well, I've read the whole book twice, actually. But I don't believe…
on “Ask HN: Good books?” ↗A fun rebuttal to her work (I've read Atkas Shrigged twice and find her deeply flawed but still interesting in some ways) is Sewer Gas and Electric by Matt Ruff. It's very fun silly sci fi.
on “Ask HN: What literature do you read?” ↗This post reminded me of the upcoming book by Matt Ruff ("Sewer, Gas & Electric", "Set This House in Order", "Fool on the Hill") titled "Lovecraft Country". From the description on the author's website: "Chicago, 1954. When his father goes missing, twenty-two-year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his uncle George—publisher of The S
on “The Green Book Map” ↗