Little Brother
Book description
Marcus, a.k.a "w1n5t0n," is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school's intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems.
But his whole…
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3 authors picked Little Brother as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I enjoyed this book a lot, but don’t trust me. I’m over 25, way over. Still, I just wish I had read it when it first came out, when the geeky parts were fresh. That’s the trouble with near future sci-fi, pieces of it go stale rather quickly. The opinions of a teenage hero about things like Domino’s pizza could lose the sympathies of some readers despite grounding the story in the reality of everyday life. Info dumps were a necessary evil in order to explain the cleverness of M1k3y’s hacks, but the simplistic summary of the sixties decade made…
Cory Doctorow, the champion of nerds everywhere really hit the nail on the head with his book about the state of current politics and society with Little Brother. This book was released in 2008 but seems truer to life now than ever. His protagonist Marcus, watches appalled as the government begins to strip away citizens' rights under the guise of our protection. This book has been called dystopian young adult fiction, but I disagree. It all feels very familiar to the current climate we live in. It can get a little preachy but regardless of your personal politics it’s…
From Kat's list on technothrillers with accurate technology representation.
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow relays this message: freedom cannot exist in a world that has given in to the fear of terrorism. Main character Marcus is a teen hacker and a gamer who loves to outsmart surveillance technology. While skipping school one afternoon, he finds himself near the epicenter of a terrorist attack. Within minutes of the attack, Marcus and his friends are taken prisoner by “military looking guys.” He later learns they are from the Department of Homeland Security.
Marcus is separated from his friends. During questioning, it becomes clear he is considered a person of interest in…
From Tracy's list on young people oppressed by dystopian societies.
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