I just read Cory Doctorow's book Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom for free online. I have not read a Sci-Fi novel in years, but I burned through this one in two sittings. Now that I'm done I suppose the main reason I would recommend the book is because the world it is premised on is so interesting and so seemingly possible. You'll have the world mostly figured out in a couple chapters, but for me, the story-line was intriguing enough too that I wanted to see how it ended up. The NYTimes review of it has some valid criticisms, but I'd suggest reading the book before reading the review. I like how Doctorow introduces us to his world piece by piece without much explanation, and reading a review like that one spoils all the surprises.
Posted by Brian at March 16, 2003 12:59 PM | TrackBack