His books are educational and a call to arms for teen citizens to take personal responsibility in their communities and become a force for change, supplying them with the ideas and tools needed to do so.įrom Homeland, I learned about the dangers of unauthorized surveillance, the need to be more paranoid when it comes to my electronics, and the best way to make coffee. Each book I read of his (I’ve read three now) leaves me infinitely more informed than when I started and inspires me to be more conscientious about my role in society. This may sound like an insult, but I mean it in the best possible way. Review: Reading a Cory Doctorow book is like reading a textbook. Living in San Francisco in an environment ripe for change, Marcus learns to stand up for what he believes is right and take steps to hold people accountable when needed. Uncovering over 800,000 files detailing horrendous abuses of power, Marcus teams up with some old friends to go through them and figure out how to leak them to the public. When he sees Masha being kidnapped and can’t stop it, Marcus takes some time to realise he must follow through on his promise. Summary: In the sequel to Little Brother, Marcus is mysteriously approached by Masha at an event called The Burning Man with a USB stick containing the key to unlocking secrets from the US government with strict instructions to release the documents if something happens to her.
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