'Online or Offline,
You've got to organize
To survive'
By Cory Doctorow, the author of Little Brother, For the Win is an amazing book, perfect for the modern world of technology. All over the world, there are gamers, collecting virtual coins, gems, etc. And then there are the "gold farmers" in poor countries that harvest virtual treasure that their employers sell to First World gamers for real money.
The players in a battle for rights and for freedom are all over the place. Maia, Matthew, Leonard, and more become entangled with Big Sister Nor, who puts them into a movement to challence the status quo.
Maia is a brilliant fifteen year old girl from rural India. Her leadership skills in virtual combat have earned her the nickname "General Robotwalla." Matthew defies his former bosses to build his own gold-farming crew in Shenzhen. Wei-Dong, or Leonard, lives in Southern California and spends his nights fighting virtual battles alongside his friends in Asia. Yet in this battle, it's not virtual. And you will have to organize to survive.
For the Win features an epic battle of wits and courage. The virtual world and the real world are two different things, and many still need to discover that. This is the beginning of a new generation.
Cory Doctorow wrote For the Win amazingly- it really keep you to your attention until the end. I recommend this book to pre-teens and up, seeing that there are violent parts to it!
*** I give this book a 9.5 out of 10!
The players in a battle for rights and for freedom are all over the place. Maia, Matthew, Leonard, and more become entangled with Big Sister Nor, who puts them into a movement to challence the status quo.
Maia is a brilliant fifteen year old girl from rural India. Her leadership skills in virtual combat have earned her the nickname "General Robotwalla." Matthew defies his former bosses to build his own gold-farming crew in Shenzhen. Wei-Dong, or Leonard, lives in Southern California and spends his nights fighting virtual battles alongside his friends in Asia. Yet in this battle, it's not virtual. And you will have to organize to survive.
For the Win features an epic battle of wits and courage. The virtual world and the real world are two different things, and many still need to discover that. This is the beginning of a new generation.
Cory Doctorow wrote For the Win amazingly- it really keep you to your attention until the end. I recommend this book to pre-teens and up, seeing that there are violent parts to it!
*** I give this book a 9.5 out of 10!
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