Comments on: The Big Idea: Cory Doctorow http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Aoede http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26741 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:14:57 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26741 Found it off Neil Gaiman’s blog. Followed link. Read online.

Interesting, certainly. Bit melodramatic? But what do I know…

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]]> By: Spherical Time http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26739 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:08:53 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26739 I loved it. Great book. I would recommend it to anyone.

My review is also linkable through my name above.

I wasn’t fortunate enough to get an ARC through. :(

]]> By: Jardine http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26721 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:31:04 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26721 I got my copy of Friday afternoon and finished it that night. Loved it. I don’t know if Gordon Korman’s early books were popular in the US, but he wrote a similar book called Son of Interflux. It was a lot more comedy-oriented compared to Little Brother. Little Brother is quite dark in places. And yes, it does contain references to sex, but no more than in a PG-13 movie.

Now that I think about it, it’s interesting that the sex and foreplay are what could be concerning to parents. The book includes torture described in a lot more detail than sex.

]]> By: Kelly http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26720 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:11:44 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26720 I, too, scored one of PNH’s ARCs. I can’t gush enough about Little Brother. I’m buying it for every teenager I know, and I’m strongly encouraging every adult I know to read it. It’s chilling, terrifying. It needs to be read.

]]> By: Michael Kirkland http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26722 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:25:54 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26722 Thanks. I will then, as I’ve quite enjoyed his other stuff.

]]> By: Pablo Defendini http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26723 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:29:21 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26723 Add me to the hordes of rabid Little Brother evangelists. I read it a few months ago as an ARC, and am very glad that it’s finally out. This is, as many have mentioned before, a very important book.

]]> By: Ari B. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26724 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:16:30 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26724 I’m in the middle of Little Brother, and am cursing my employer for requiring me to come to work rather than allowing me to stay at home and read.

This stuff’s good.

]]> By: Brad http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26740 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:05:59 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26740 I had to smile when I saw the name of Cory’s site in the article. While I’ve seen you recommend his works on many occassions, but I don’t believe I’ve read any of his works before. I love used book stores and recently picked up a copy of “Years Best Sci-Fi” 16th annual collection (Edited by Gardner Dozois of course) from 1999. Sure enough, my favorite story in the book so far… Cory’s “Craphound” from 1998. Apparently I’ve been living under a rock for the last decade. I look forward to checking out his newest offering. Thanks for pimping it on ‘The Big Idea’.

]]> By: Chris Gerrib http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26738 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:41:42 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26738 I scored an ARC via Patrick Nielsen Hayden and read it last week. It’s a great book for adults too (I’m 41) and a real page-turner. Some of the more politically conservative folks who frequent this page might have heartburn with the way Homeland Security is portrayed, but they’ll have to get over it.

Regarding the sex scenes – they’re there, but not too graphic. Click on my name above if you want to read my more detailed review.

]]> By: Novembrance http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/the-big-idea-cory-doctorow/#comment-26737 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:16:54 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=683#comment-26737 Fabulous. Must get.

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