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May 17, 202321221018293347 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A great, fast moving story line. A little too much technical information for me, which got in the way of the overall story line.
Oct 13, 2020pacl_teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
“Little Brother” by Cory Doctrow is an action-packed novel that takes place a few years in the future. It’s an incredibly engaging read that is very hard to put down once you pick it up. The main character, Marcus or his tech alter ego…
Jul 16, 2020haushallmartinez rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One thing that has stayed with me from this book was how plausible most of the technology was. How the tricks being used by and against the characters were things that could be done now, with only a slight shift in what is considered…
Jun 17, 2020
A standalone cyber-thriller from the savvy and clever Cory Doctorow, packed full of teen hackers, revolution, terrorism, a police state, and an awesome romance.
Apr 04, 2020NB_Books rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Extremely informative on cyber security and civil rights, but man the characters all sound so smug and the romance felt so forced, everyone felt unlikable to me. I hated almost every person in this book. I'll be honest, this book holds…
Jul 15, 2019ryner rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Is Cory Doctorow prescient? Though published in 2008, I couldn't shake the sense that this book could just as well have been written in response to the political climate of 2019. (The irony being that had I read it then it would have…
Feb 08, 2019DJ_SwagBro_moist_PRISM_TRIANGLE rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
this book is bad
Dec 01, 2018Vilka rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Breathtaking page-turner about computer-savvy kids who start a covert resistance to a rights-tramping Homeland Security surveillance state that starts up after a terrorist attack on San Francisco, and become viewed as security threats…
Nov 29, 2018louislampe rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Good one by Cory Doctorow. Fast moving, great character development, interesting premise, well developed. The fiction in Science Fiction is kept within bounds although Homeland Security might disagree.
Jun 25, 2017JLMason rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This young adult novel offers a cautionary tale about government oppression through increasing surveillance and loss of civil liberties justified by a terrorist attack. The description of hacks to get around on-line and physical tracking…
Mar 17, 2017
Little Brother, written by Cory Doctorow is an amazing insightful book, that is hugely inspired by the book 1984 written by George Orwell, with the idea of a controlling force (Big Brother). However, even though 1984 is a fantastic and…
Aug 08, 2016ArapahoeDax rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was absolutely fantastic. You got that vastly creepy and overwhelming feel like you get when you read 1984 but it managed to be more hopeful due to more people (mostly teen hackers) fighting the status quo. I would hands down…
Jun 27, 2016ilovecats2003 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was an amazing book, that is custom tailored for computer nerds and people who love to read. This book follows Marcus Yellow, 17, after a San Francisco terrorist. He gets held in custody and when he gets out he fights them if it…
Feb 15, 2016mkastar rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Finally a good book for teenage girls. This book is one of the best I've read in my life. The conflicts made me question my opinions and become more educated about the subjects. This book is amazing. Only rating it five stars because…
May 01, 2015sat7 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this very much. Teen material set in a city I know very well. A good read.
Apr 27, 2015
'Little Brother" is riddled with hundreds of excruciating clichés about San Francisco, and worst of all, the author failed to develop any of the characters beyond ironic cuteness. 'Little Brother" is a moronic and shitty little book, that…
Apr 24, 2015
An excellent and thought provoking book that combines teen romance, suspense, techno-thriller, political drama, and cyberpunk espionage all in one volume!
Mar 09, 2015ehbooklover rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This gripping page-turner of a book is a combination of speculative fiction, action novel, and political thriller, with a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure. The subject of personal freedom VS safety is a timely one and this…
Aug 31, 2014waltzingechidna rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Speculative future in the truest sense--this is a "what if" future that could all too easily happen tomorrow. Tightly plotted with high and very real stakes for very real characters, this story takes place in a very true-to-life San…
Jun 19, 2014Legion_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a good book. It really taught me a lot about governments and technology.
May 12, 2014mawls rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This one is not only timely, but it will take you on a ride. All about how far the government and all its agencies will go when it comes to terror in a city. Story follows a young man and how he tries to fight back after being mistaken for…
rthawk
Oct 11, 2013
The author was interviewed on PRI's "To the best of our knowledge": http://ttbook.org/book/little-brother-defies-cory-doctorow
Aug 17, 2013DanceFiddler rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is everything that I hate in literature: a story in service to a clear agenda and science fiction so obsessed with technology that every other section is a long explanation of some geeky process. And I loved every page. The book…
Jul 05, 2013
Very thought-provoking, though the interrogation and torture scenes are a little intense. This book is a little disturbing because you can see this future, with the US government illegally spying on, detaining and torturing its citizens,…
Jun 22, 2013ychi rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This novel doesn't boast stellar writing (in a one-sentence paragraph, Doctorow uses some derivative of "grab" three times) or any truly deep insight into teens' minds. At times, the dialogue is unbearably cheesy (Marcus actually says…