Little Brother

[hackard]

This book by Cory Doctorow is marketed as a YA novel, which is brilliant, because teenagers are the people who will be setting our country's priorities for the next half-decade. You can download it and read it for free, and if you hate it, you haven't given the author any money. If you love it, head to your local bookstore and pick up a copy. Then

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[fadethecat]

I have the ebook! The only reason I don't have the print version is that the local bookstore doesn't have a YA section, so they don't carry the book. I should probably just special-order the sucker, but at that point it feels like I might as well order it online and skip the walk.

[iamnikchick]

I started the book this summer but was not in a good headspace to follow the characters where I could tell they were going, so I put it aside until getting snowed in this week. Once I got back to reading it, I couldn't put it down, read until 3:30am, woke up at 7:00 thinking about it and went downstairs to finish it. Did like it, yes.

I actually suggested the book to my e-mail book club and got a couple of people to not only read it but comment positively on it! These are my fellow moms-of-13-y.o. and come from all walks of life, actuaries, nurses, school teachers, including right-wingers, devoutly religious, and Republican members. Was so tickled they were willing to read it.

I was struck by the desire to get Kate to read this as well. Because of this book I might start a new book-exchange plan with her. Good stuff, good stuff.

[robertprior]

We've added it to the curriculum for senior English at my school.

[made_of_paradox]

Sounds like a plan. Thanks! :)