Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

by Cory Doctorow

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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

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Language: en

Published in: 2003

Subject(s): Novels - Science Fiction

Source: http://craphound.com

Copyright: Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country.

Jules is a young man barely a century old. He's lived long enough to see the cure for death and the end of scarcity, to learn ten languages and compose three symphonies...and to realize his boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World.Disney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. Now in the keeping of a network... (more)

Comments (5 comments)


kaolin
kaolin
on Oct 16, 2009 at 10:09

I didn't quite get into this as much as I did Little Brother--it was definitely a fun romp, and I can't criticize that. All the same, everything seemed felt a little too easy, and the ending a bit too pat without me really feeling the lynchpin character had enough depth to do what he/she {trying to be spoiler free, here) did (even though I _was_ wondering if it was her/him from around the middle of chapter 2). For that matter, the portrayal of the takeover of "our" society by the Bitchun society, itself, felt too easy.

Still, whuffie is great, it's an inventive world, and I _did_ read it straight through. 4/5, and easily recommended to folks interested in any of its tangents.


BritSwedeGuy
BritSwedeGuy
on Aug 17, 2009 at 15:34

Superb - he's envisioned a fully-functioning believable future and populated it with interesting characters - the story is 'a real page-turner' too.



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