|  | Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tor Teen
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Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 6723
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0765319853
EAN: 9780765319852
ASIN: 0765319853
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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 An exhilarating book June 19, 2009
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first picked this book up I had a feeling it would be good. Within the first chapter I had learned about a boy named Marcus, who is a computer whiz, and likes to hack computer programs. But after the terrorist attack on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, Marcus is accused of the attack. Homeland security is now taking over peoples lives and getting out of control.
This book is exhilarating through every chapter, if you like books with action and adventure, then this book is for you! I never wanted to put this book down, especially when Marcus gets captured by Homeland Security and taken to a hostile prison. After being released 4/5 days later, Marcus finds himself in a very uncomfortable situation. Homeland Security have put secret cameras in his room, his school, his city! And worst...they put a device in his computer o they can "check up" on everything that he does. Marcus can't trust anyone, not even his parents,and barely his friends. Marcus has only one thing to do to save his city. Fight Homeland Security.
This is a great book, and I highly recommend it.
Worthy of it's title! June 19, 2009
Itsumishi (Melbourne, Vic, Australia)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is excellent.
The title Little Brother with it's reference to Orwell's 1984 is certainly worthy. The book takes the concepts set forth in 1984 adds a very real and modern touch to them and then strips it back to something far closer to home. Whilst it will never be the chillingly brilliant book 1984 was it does allow a younger audience to think about these very serious and real issues that societies all around the world are facing more and more in normal day to day life.
My only advice to anyone over 20 thinking about reading this book is remember the target audience. This is a book aimed at young adults (mid teens!) which means you'll get lots of the usual hormone filled, child's perspective on issues. Not to say that this isn't relevant, far from it, just don't expect to instantly relate to the characters without thinking back to your youth.
Inspiring and thought provoking June 17, 2009
B. Oxley (Arlington, VA United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an incredible book, and you should certainly purchase it. The book literally left me with chills when I finished.
It is well written and fast-paced, despite the fact that it explores complex themes and contains interesting information about cryptography and computer science.
I can see reading this when younger, and being compelled to a different career path than the one I chose. Who knows, perhaps I will still change paths?!
Excellet title for a worthy book. June 3, 2009
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading a lot of Cory Doctorw's writing on Boing Boing for years I finally decided to get myself a copy of one of his pieces of fiction. I understood that the book is aimed at the 'Young Adult' demographic and was expecting something a little less 'mature' than other books I'd been reading of late. This left me pleasantly surprised. Whilst the book certainly had a few 'teen' themes (virginity, underage drinking, etc) the overall theme of the book is one that affects us all, more and more throughout our daily lives.
The books title, Little Brother with it's obvious connotations to Orwell's masterpiece 1984 is very appropriate. Whilst this book might not be as revolutionary as 1984 it certainly will bring the themes and ideas to a new and younger audience whilst updating the story to closer reflect changes in society since 1984 was originally published in 1949.
 not as effective as it should have been May 28, 2009
Mara Zonderman (NY)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Doctorow had all the right ideas in writing this book. Through his fictionalized account of a terrorist attack on San Francisco's Bay Bridge and BART system, and the resultant crackdown on the city by the Department of Homeland Security, Doctorow tries to paint a picture of what can happen when the zeal for security bests protection for civil liberties.
Unfortunately, his excellent point is drowned out by his heavy-handed sermonizing. Anyone reading this book will probably already understand the danger of protecting America by taking away civil liberties, so Doctorow is preaching to the choir to begin with. To hammer in his message so emphatically is somewhat insulting to his readers' intelligence. More subtlety would have made this both a better book as well as a more effective one.
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