Sunday, December 9, 2012

Little Brother / Cory Doctorw / 416 pages / December Challenge Apocalyptic Literature

This was an awesome book, a page-turner, and an incredibly creative treatment of a contemporary theme.  San Francisco is attacked by terrorists and citizens are arrested, imprisoned, and questioned in torture-like fashion to determine guilty parties.  Freedom is criminally abridged.  Marcus, a seventeen year old computer whiz, is one the arrestees.  Although three of his friends were arrested with him, one has disappeared.  Marcus singlehandedly mounts an attack on the DHS in an attempt to restore freedom and secure his friend's release. 

Libraries "encourage kids to hack computers, commit vandalism and thwart law enforcement, and gives them detailed instructions on the best way to do these things."  Chad Orzel

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