Little Brother is a book written by an author named Cory Doctorow. Cory is a science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist. In his introduction he talks about how he wrote the book in only 8 weeks, day and night, in cabs and in airports, he just couldnt stop writing. I find this to be fascinating because the book is so well written and easy to read. I have never been that good of a writer, and for him to have the ideas just flowing constantly for 8 weeks straight amazes me.
This book is about four young boys(Marcus, Darryl, Jolu, and Van) who live in San Francisco(my hometown) who one day decide to skip school and go to an Alternate Reality Game (ARG). The first boy is named Marcus Yallow and while he and his friends skip class, they find themselves in the midst of a homeland security investigation on terrorism with Marcus being the main focus. The story goes on from there.
I really enjoyed reading the first 10 chapters of the book. and if i did not have so much other work to do, there is no way i would have stopped reading until it was finished. It was easy to relate and had many aspects of it that were current to todays world. i cant wait to finish reading it this weekend when i can sit down and enjoy the end.
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