I am so relieved to be reading this book after all of the books from this past week. I'm only about a third of the way through it right now, but it's flying. I can already recognize the appeal of this book and I would imagine that techno savvy kids would go nuts for it. I think it could have a much wider appeal since it is really a story of teenage empowerment who's main characters fight an unjust adult system. It's very remenicent of 1984 or Brave New World except it's very up to date and is written for a younger crowd. This would be a great book to pair with one of those at school since those titles are often included in high school English curriculums. It might make reading a classic more palatable if it could be connected to a book that is relatable.
My only concern is how soon will this book's language seem dated? I think there's some vagueries in techno speak but brands and specific devices are referenced which I believe is problematic since they may become obsolete in a few years. It will be interesting to see how long this book lasts and remains relevant.
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Glad you liked the book! And good point about the language--I hadn't thought of that...When I read it, it seemed that it was pretty far into the future, and the whole hacking thing was pretty much like reading alphabet soup to me because I have no idea how that stuff works. But you're probably right--it will seem dated at some point.
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