Reviewed by Douglas Eyman CFCC

Simulations: Baudrillard through Hypertext.Ethan Fiks       Fiks uses hypertext to chart and connect the application of Baudrillard's concept of "simulation" to the everyday experiences in his own life. As such, it not only presents Fiks's examination of Baudrillard, but acts as a form of simulation itself. Like "LBJ," "Plateaus," and "Adam's Bookstore," this hypertext qualifies as the form that Gregory Ulmer calls the mystory--as can be seen by the diversity of these texts, however, it would be incorrect to say that the mystory is a genre--in fact, hypertext seems to resist the notion of genre, for while I was reading this collection of hypertexts I tried to categorize them but could not. Each text is individual; while it may have similarities in theme or construction to some of the others, the malleability and reader-centeredness of these texts precludes such organizational endeavors. Contents: The Optics Carlos D. Aizenmann-Stern Simulations: Baudrillard through Hypertext Ethan Fiks Circular Voice(s) John P. Garland Electronic Zen Taro Ikai Ultramundane Tom McHarg Breath of Sighs and Falling Forever Nathan Marsh The Dead Letter Office David Mayer Plateaus Tom Meyer Food for Thought Jane Park An Evening at Roy's Roy Perlis Bodily Writing Anne Pycha The Hero's Face Joshua Rappaport Rhizome Maggie Skodon Freud Web David B. Stevenson LBJ Timothy Taylor Adam's Bookstore Adam Wenger Contact the Reviewer!