Review: Cory Doctorow - Little Brother

The eee came in handy for reading Little Brother by Cory Doctorow on the commutes last week.

For all the good intentions, I just could not be bothered trying to do any coding. The cool, geeky take on current day orwellian society was a fantastic distraction from the snoring, snuffling, chip munching conga line of beige arseholes that make train rides hell.

The tag of the main character is w1n5t0n, which seems straight from Orwell's 1984 lead, Winston Smith. Little Brother demonstrates the timelessness of Orwell's 1984 story, shoehorns lots of hands on, cool tech which is all available today, challenges existing copyright and distribution models, and most importantly of all(to keep the train trolls out of scan) is also a fantastic read.

Download it, read it, copy it, give it to your friends, or publish your own a remix version, all at Cory's behest.

You can also buy an analogue version (See Cory's site for outlets), think I might get one for my grandson so he gets some survival skills early on in life!