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I really enjoyed this book. It was engaging and a fun read, and I learned a lot about computers and tech, which was very interesting. However, I did think the middle dragged on a bit, and some of the side characters felt really flat, especially his love interest. Overall, I would recommend to anyone looking for a tech thriller. ( ![]() It was rather unbelievable in some places, but was a good story and I enjoyed listening to the audiobook. It was definitely a political statement. I wish I had read this earlier. It's been sitting on my "To Read" pile for a couple of years. I suspect there aren't many other young adult novels that place the Department of Homeland Security as the villain. There probably should be more. Plus some other three letter agencies. I would have liked to see more character development of Marcus's parents especially his father. Some place for them in the denouement would have been good along with the reporter. Charles as the foil was a little flat to my taste and too easily defeated. I think I need to go pick up the sequel. Good premise, let down by poor characterisation and stylistic flaws. Terrific book, try it out you can download it for free from his site.
Little Brother represents a great step forward in the burgeoning subgenre of dystopian young-adult SF. It brings a greater degree of political sophistication, geekiness and civil disobedience to a genre that was already serving up a milder dose of rebellion. After this, no YA novel will be able to get away with watering down its youthful revolution. MY favorite thing about “Little Brother” is that every page is charged with an authentic sense of the personal and ethical need for a better relationship to information technology, a visceral sense that one’s continued dignity and independence depend on it: “My technology was working for me, serving me, protecting me. It wasn’t spying on me. This is why I loved technology: if you used it right, it could give you power and privacy.” I can’t help being on this book’s side, even in its clunkiest moments. It’s a neat story and a cogently written, passionately felt argument. Is contained inIs abridged inWas inspired byHas as a student's study guide
After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right. No library descriptions found.
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