I read this as a free download but am going to buy multiple copies of the book as presents. If you love collective bargaining, rousing tales of union struggles, and speculations about the near future, I think you will love this too. I'm not even a gamer and I loved the gaming aspects. My only questi...
This book is a ginormous improvement on the short story it was expanded from, which wasn't a terrible little story. In For the Win, the gold farmers aren't just the occasional line of text from some shirt-making avatars and a few heart-wrenching pictures, they're the protagonists of the action, and...
I absolutely hated Doctorow's first book for young people, Little Brother. However, I can say that in For The Win, Doctorow has redeemed himself many, many times over.Full review here:http://thestuffiread.blogspot.com/2010/08/for-win.html
Sending this one back to the library - it's good, but not great, and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel for the characters - it's based too closely on current conditions in mainland China. May pick it back up someday.
Sending this one back to the library - it's good, but not great, and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel for the characters - it's based too closely on current conditions in mainland China. May pick it back up someday.
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