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A fairly enjoyable, but massively heavy handed, modern take on a totalitarian government. I enjoyed the story of the younger generation of hackers and makers rising up against the government as they seize more and more control in the wake of a terrorist attack in San Francisco.
Unfortunately I felt it was held back Doctorow's tendency to get very preachy and heavy handed regarding his beliefs on the role of government and peoples right to privacy. I'm all for authors expressing their beliefs and ...more
Unfortunately I felt it was held back Doctorow's tendency to get very preachy and heavy handed regarding his beliefs on the role of government and peoples right to privacy. I'm all for authors expressing their beliefs and ...more
I was quite surprised that this little book packed quite so much punch. The story gets 4 of 5 stars as I think there was a bit more that could have been done and a few plot issues, but overall it was very enjoyable. The other star is for everything else in the book, the forward, the bookstore notes at the beginning of every chapter, and the afterwards. If you think the book is too techy for you, at least read the other parts.
Oh, and you can get an electronic copy of the book completely free on C ...more
Oh, and you can get an electronic copy of the book completely free on C ...more
Jan 15, 2017
Stringmoth
marked it as to-read
Apr 27, 2014
Bob
marked it as to-read
