#37 in Dystopian
Little Brother
- 384
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- Prometheus Award
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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Our view
“Little Brother” is a fast, angry thriller about surveillance that doubles as a primer on how to resist it. Four San Francisco teenagers take on a security state after a terrorist attack, and the book stops often to explain the technology they use, which is much of its appeal. Some readers find the digressions on city lore and pop culture longer than the story needs.
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About the book
Little Brother is a novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Tor Books. It was released on April 29, 2008. The novel is about four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights. The novel is available for free on the author's website under a Creative Commons license, keeping it accessible and remixable to all.
Reading order · Little Brother
Full order & progress →- Little BrotherThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Homeland
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 500 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Dystopian average of 7.7. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 58 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 442 | 88% |
Frequently asked
What age is Little Brother for?
Little Brother 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 384 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Dystopian.
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