PopCo
PopCo (2004) is a novel by British author Scarlett Thomas. It tells a story of twenty-nine-year-old Alice Butler, a quirky, fiercely intelligent loner with an affinity for secret codes and mathematics. She works for the huge toy company named PopCo, where she creates snooping kids' kits - KidSpy, KidTec and KidCracker. At the company conference Alice and her colleagues are brought into developing the ultimate product for the teenage girls.
Author | Scarlett Thomas |
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Country | Great Britain |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Harper Perennial |
Publication date | 2004 |
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Pages | 452 pp |
ISBN | 1-84115-764-3 |
OCLC | 59355647 |
The novel has been compared to Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, with similarities including a buried treasure subplot and flashbacks to Bletchley Park.
PopCo was a 2004 book of the year in Time Out and The Independent on Sunday.
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