As I read Doctorow's, Little Brother, I can't help but be irritated by the amount of spelling and grammatical errors that I am finding throughout the text. I wish I had marked one example in particular when I first read it, but unfortunatley it has been lost to the pages of black ink from which I refuse to tediously scower in search of one ridiculous error. Regardless, if all of you out there in the blogosphere are willing to take my word for it I will tell you this: The word "talking" should not be misprinted as "taking" in more than one instance. It should not even happen once in a text in this day and age. None-the-less, this is not where my grievances with this book end. I have found thus far that while the idea of being wrapped up in an unfortunate event such as a terrorist attack is very plausible. And dealing with the ever-tightening kneuse of "Big Brother" slowly constricting it's ever-vigilent grip on society is a topic that has been around for a long time; including classic canon such as George Orwell's, 1984. In my opinion, this book takes the idea of one kid being singled out as the "rebel who must challenge the status quo" way too far. I understand that it probably appeals to readers to imagine themselves in the shoes of the main character, fighting the establishment and saving us all from Big Brother. Seriously though, come on!!!
I find it very unlikely that Jolu would ever get hired into Spleen-net at the age of twelve, or that the DHS would spend their time tracking a couple of kids with laptops. This makes the DHS look very naive and foolish in their methods, something that i highly doubt is the case.
But, whatever Doctorow... Call it how you see it. Just don't expect me to buy what your selling!
-Sam
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