For the Win
- 480
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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About the book
For the Win is the second young adult science fiction novel by Canadian author Cory Doctorow. It was released in May 2010. The novel is available free on the author's website as a Creative Commons download, and is also published in traditional paper form by Tor Books.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 97 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 11 | 11% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 5 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 81 | 84% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I didn't really understand this one: it's heavily into multi-user gaming culture, and I didn't understand much of it from that point of view. The underlying story, that of a trades union, made for a decent read, but it's not my favourite Doctorow book, and not one I'd hurry back to.”
“Oh dear. How do I put this? It's was a neat read. It was quite captivating. Hell, I'd probably like to watch a movie based on this. But the amount of propaganda squeezed into that book was staggering. I know, Doctorow wanted to make a…”
Frequently asked
What age is For the Win for?
For the Win sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 480 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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