Syrup (novel)

Syrup (novel)

Infobox Book |
name = Syrup
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image_caption = First edition cover
author = Maxx Barry
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country = Australian
language = English
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genre = Satirical novel
publisher = Viking Press
release_date = July 1999
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 320 pp (first edition, hardback)
isbn = ISBN 0-670-88640-8 (first edition, hardback)
preceded_by =
followed_by = Jennifer Government

"Syrup" is a satirical comedy of marketing and consumerism written by Max Barry, under the name Maxx Barry. Published in 1999, it is Barry's debut novel.

Plot introduction

A young marketing graduate named Scat comes up with an idea for a new product for Coca-Cola called "Fukk" (the main innovation is the black can it comes in and the extra-carbonation causing the can to hiss when opened). This propels him into a world of backstabbing, ladder-climbing marketers including his former roommate Sneaky Pete and 6, a beautiful and intelligent executive at Coca-Cola and alleged lesbian that Scat falls in love with. It also sends him through repeated stretches of homelessness, constant insane demands, dire poverty, and even a brush with the Hollywood movie machine (including Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow and Winona Ryder).

Characters in "Syrup"

*Scat--Protagonist and Recent Marketing Graduate, original creator Of FUKK.
*Sneaky Pete--Scats College and former Roommate and eventual boss.
*6--Marketing Executive and Scat's Partner and Love Interest.
*Cindy--Scat's On again Off Again Girlfriend, Later Named Babe-a-licious
*Tina--6's Roommate and Film Student.
*@--Sneaky Pete's Assistant who is a Negative version of 6

Life imitates art

In 2006 Coca-Cola introduced a coffee-flavored soft drink called Coca-Cola Blāk. It was first released in France in a black can. Barry commented on the similarities of this and his fictional Coca-Cola Fukk from the novel on his blog. [cite web|url=http://www.maxbarry.com/2006/04/10/news.html|title=Coca-Cola Stole My Brain|last=Barry|first=Max|date=2006-04-10|accessdate=2008-08-22]

Release details

*1999, UK, Viking Press (ISBN 0-670-88640-8), Pub date ? July 1999, hardback (First edition)
*2000, UK, Penguin Books (ISBN 0-14-029187-3), Pub date ? July 2000, paperback

References

External links

* [http://www.maxbarry.com/syrup/ Syrup] at Max Barry's website


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