Little Brother, Cory Doctorow
Little Brother, Cory Doctorow
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Little Brother

Author: Cory Doctorow

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 11 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/29/2008


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Cory Doctorow is an award-winning science fiction short-story writer with more than 15 published stories. He was a winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.Kirby Heyborne is an American musician and actor. After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in economics, he received critical acclaim for his starring role in the award-winning World War II drama Saints and Soldiers. He has starred in many feature films and national commercials, and has appeared on Everwood and Free Ride. He is well known for his narration and voice work on several audiobooks. In addition, he can frequently be found touring the country with his singing and songwriting act.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sandi on June 23, 2008

There is a reason why totalitarian governments ban books. The reason is that books can change the world. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and Frederick Douglass' autobiography opened people's eyes to the evils of slavery; Anne Frank's Diary taught us that genocide kills innocent young girls; "To Kill a Mockingbi......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on June 14, 2020

A softened, critical YA work in the tradition of Huxley, Orwell, and Capek, using a modern setting to show the dangers of a surveillance state, misuse of technology, political backlashes, and demagogy. It´s a bit unrealistic that teams of teens should stand a chance against the government of a leadin......more

Goodreads review by Krystyn on June 28, 2008

Just finished reading the free .pdf version of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother. The writing is not the tightest I have ever read, nor does it even begin to exude elegance, but it does a decent job of keeping you reading. I was incredibly put off by the chapter-start bookstore dedications. It felt like......more

Goodreads review by Wil on May 20, 2009

More polemic than novel, Little Brother is the kind of book I would have devoured when I was a teenager. I gave it to my teenage son, and he went nuts for it (he isn't a reader) and was inspired by the various suggestions in the text to learn more about RFID, surveillance, privacy, EFF, Linux, and o......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 28, 2008

In an attempt to win over a new generation of sci-fi readers, Cory Doctorow's "Little Brother" is marketed as a young adult book. However, adult readers shouldn't worry that Doctorow's book will leave them behind or have them feeling juvenile for reading it. "Little Brother" is a mature, contemporary......more