pacavegano reviewed The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow by Cory Doctorow (PM Press outspoken authors -- no. 8)
Thought provoking little book
4 stars
This is my first “PM Press Outspoken Authors” book, and the first thing I will say is that it is a delightful object, physically. A high-quality, compact paperback.
The title story is sort of a cross between cyberpunk and solarpunk, but more in the spirit of cyberpunk, I’d say. It’s well-written and fast paced, with a lot of intriguing concepts. I didn’t love the protagonist, but he was interesting.
The speech/essay, “Creativity vs. Copyright”, is my favorite part of this book. Doctorow is spot on in his analysis of copyright, DRM and vendor lock-in.
I also quite enjoyed the interview by Terry Bisson that rounds out this volume.
