sol2070@velhaestante.com.br reviewed The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #2)
Clever and very relevant page-turning political tech thriller
5 stars
(em português → sol2070.in/2024/03/resenha-livro-the-bezzle-cory-doctorow/ )
"The Bezzle" (2024) is the latest fiction by Cory Doctorow. It's a clever and very relevant page-turning political tech thriller.
It's the second book featuring protagonist Martin Hench, a kind of digital detective who uncovers intricate corporate scams. The first was "Red Team Blues" (2023).
It's a prequel, even better than the previous one. It begins at the time of the internet bubble at the end of the 90s and goes up to the mid-2000s. The central plot involves the corrupt privatisation of the US prison system (which actually took place), creating a horrific techno-dystopian incarceration that would cause envy for today's big techs.
It's one of those books that's hard to put down, even though it lays descriptions even of the lustre of a tie or the filling of an unusual sandwich (makes you hungry).
As a bonus, there are some tasty psychedelic adventures. …
(em português → sol2070.in/2024/03/resenha-livro-the-bezzle-cory-doctorow/ )
"The Bezzle" (2024) is the latest fiction by Cory Doctorow. It's a clever and very relevant page-turning political tech thriller.
It's the second book featuring protagonist Martin Hench, a kind of digital detective who uncovers intricate corporate scams. The first was "Red Team Blues" (2023).
It's a prequel, even better than the previous one. It begins at the time of the internet bubble at the end of the 90s and goes up to the mid-2000s. The central plot involves the corrupt privatisation of the US prison system (which actually took place), creating a horrific techno-dystopian incarceration that would cause envy for today's big techs.
It's one of those books that's hard to put down, even though it lays descriptions even of the lustre of a tie or the filling of an unusual sandwich (makes you hungry).
As a bonus, there are some tasty psychedelic adventures.
Cory, for those who don't know, as well as being a respected and popular speculative fiction writer, also works and writes non-fiction in the area of digital rights.
