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Sewer, Gas, and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy, by Matt Ruff

I bought this book for two reasons: the title is clever, and there’s a quote from Neal Stephenson on the back.

Here’s what Neal says about S, G, & E: “A turbocharged neo-Dickensian hot rod [with] plenty of intellectual horsepower.”

I think that pretty much sums it up!

Ruff’s writing is at times similar to Stephenson, and even more frequently similar to Vonnegut. Like many of Vonnegut’s books, S, G, & E made me laugh out loud. Also like some of Vonnegut’s stuff, this book has been labeled “science fiction,” and also like much of Vonnegut’s stuff, it really isn’t.

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updated: 2004-04-19 03:08:31

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