Little Brother - Cory Doctorow

Little Brother

By Cory Doctorow

  • Release Date: 2010-04-13
  • Genre: Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 139 Ratings

Description

The first in Cory Doctorow’s New York Times bestselling YA series about a youthful rebellion against the torture-and-surveillance state.

“A wonderful, important book ... I’d recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I’ve read this year.” –Neil Gaiman

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 world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they're mercilessly interrogated for days.

When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Reviews

  • Great read!

    5
    By SF Tortuga
    I particularly like how Cory explains technical concepts in non-technical language and examples.
  • Best book ever

    5
    By Zock947
    One of the best books I've ever read
  • Awesome!!

    5
    By Nobano
    This is a GREAT book I love it!
  • Little brother

    5
    By Stardusdt
    This books first chapter killed me but after that I was seriously hooked
  • Good book

    5
    By Brother 15
    I have already read a couple pages and I am already into it!!!
  • Awesome

    5
    By Jonpatwic
    For someone such as myself how hates reading this is an amazing book there was never a point in this book when I wanted to stop reading I usually am forced to read but I would spend all night reading this I've read this 3 times, that's how good this book is I continue to search for more books like this but haven't had much luck this is the book everyone should read