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A review by abbyl819
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
4.0
4.5 stars
This is a book that I had never heard of before and probably wouldn’t have read if I hadn’t had to, but I am so glad that I did. The story and characters were so interesting, and the plot took directions that I never would have guessed. I really loved the writing style used. It reminds of the writing in The Martian by Andy Weir, because it also uses super detailed technical descriptions of the science and technology behind what they are doing and why. I love this writing style because it teaches me knew things, makes sure I understand what is going on and why, and also helps immerse you in the story. Based on the beginning I thought that the game Harajuku Fun Madness would come back and be more important, and it’s clue and technology based focus made it seem really interesting and reminded me of books like Ready Player One. I love games in books and hope that the sequel (which I definitely intend on reading) involves Marcus, Darryl, Jolu, and Van solving the game.
This is a book that I had never heard of before and probably wouldn’t have read if I hadn’t had to, but I am so glad that I did. The story and characters were so interesting, and the plot took directions that I never would have guessed. I really loved the writing style used. It reminds of the writing in The Martian by Andy Weir, because it also uses super detailed technical descriptions of the science and technology behind what they are doing and why. I love this writing style because it teaches me knew things, makes sure I understand what is going on and why, and also helps immerse you in the story. Based on the beginning I thought that the game Harajuku Fun Madness would come back and be more important, and it’s clue and technology based focus made it seem really interesting and reminded me of books like Ready Player One. I love games in books and hope that the sequel (which I definitely intend on reading) involves Marcus, Darryl, Jolu, and Van solving the game.