Thursday, May 19, 2011

Little Brother By Cory Doctorow

Little Brother is about a group of teenage high schoolers that end up in the wrong place at the wrong time in San Fransisco. This novel continuoulsy keeps the reader in suspense, causing the reader to have the urge to read-on. Much of the feeling of suspense lies within Doctorows careful use of detail and in describing each character and all of  their special, technological skills. This book is a great choice to read for anyone , but would be more likely to interest people who understand computers, and are interested in the idea of a technilogical rebellion.The story revolves around Marcus Yallow who is a student that is a very skilled hacker. Marcus was just and ordinary kid playing a game with his friends when a terrorist attack took place  around him and his friends making him a suspect for the attack and causing him to live his life in fear, changing his life forever. When Marcus is captured by the District of Homeland Security(DHS), he is treated as a terrorist and tortured. When he is finally released he is under constant surveillance. He then makes it his "mission" to bring down the DHS, not only because they are suspending the constitutional rights of the people, but because they hae yet to release his best friend from theri custody. In my opinion, this was a fantastic book. The continuous suspense and never-ending thrill ride are more than enough to keep the reader interested and entertained throughout the entire book.

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