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e_phemerart70) Doctorow, Cory and Charles Stross. RAPTURE OF THE NERDS. Tor: 2012.
Cyber Science Fiction. Pout. I usually really enjoy Doctorow, but the cyber-tech-geek aspects of this one baffled me. This is satire, serious criticism, and a bizarre adventure. While its tone is light and breezy, (ala Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) the density of the ideas make for a challenging read.
I am stealing this review snippet from James R. Caplan (Rockville, MD USA)'s Amazon customer: "I would describe it as a post-singularity coming of age story. The puns are atrocious, the references obscure, and the plot line, multi-dimensional. .. the reader will find he can't tell the players without a DNA scan. If you are prepared to read this with your browser open to Google and a background in gaming and technology, this (could) be fun."
Cyber Science Fiction. Pout. I usually really enjoy Doctorow, but the cyber-tech-geek aspects of this one baffled me. This is satire, serious criticism, and a bizarre adventure. While its tone is light and breezy, (ala Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) the density of the ideas make for a challenging read.
I am stealing this review snippet from James R. Caplan (Rockville, MD USA)'s Amazon customer: "I would describe it as a post-singularity coming of age story. The puns are atrocious, the references obscure, and the plot line, multi-dimensional. .. the reader will find he can't tell the players without a DNA scan. If you are prepared to read this with your browser open to Google and a background in gaming and technology, this (could) be fun."
