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Lawful Interception (2013)

by Cory Doctorow(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1466842172 (ISBN13: 9781466842175)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Tor Books

review 1: As befits a short story, Lawful Interception has little of the grand "fight the power" feel of the novels, Little Brother and Homeland, in the Marcus Yallow series, but it retains the series wonderful sense of character, place, and purpose.The last, in this case, being how Marcus becomes a part of something bigger than himself solely as a means to help people (instead of fighting for his own freedom) after a devastating earthquake hits Oakland. As with the novels, technology and Marcus understanding of it enable the character to participate and even lead others in helping victims of the quake; he then turns that same understanding into fighting against politicians and organizations who seem more intent on earning a profit than on helping anyone except themselves.All in al... morel, this is a worthy sequel to the two novels and well deserving of a spot on the shelf next to them.
review 2: This was really a novelette, or perhaps a short story. It is a continuation of the series "Little Brother" and "Homeland". It is a good sequel to the other two, which really should be read first for a good appreciation of the story, in my opinion. This story is worth reading if just for the author's conception of how a "smart crowd" could be generated via technology -- a crowd that can outsmart the cops (who were a real force to be reckoned with in the police state in which the story is set). less

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