Saturday, July 31, 2010

Eastern Standard Tribe


As the month comes to an end, it does so on a good note.  A gorgeous day in Northeast PA and a good read!  Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow.  The sci-fi has been a good read from the RA lists to date.  Ender’s Game was one of my favorites, while I wasn’t loving Dune.  This story has the protagonist, Art, going to an insane asylum due to his two friends (his girlfriend – whom he met in an accident—and his co-worker) whom turn on him, but in the end his experience allows him to start a new business to market health care products using the info he learned from his stay.  The book is set in 2022, I hope it is a great year for me! I love Art’s idea for peer-to-peer music sharing while driving in a car.  May be happening already.  Art seems to be a great guy, he needs to exercise a bit more with all that bad back stuff happening, especially after his workout with his girlfriend.  Yes, Dr. Marcus, another book with sex in it.  Fun fact: the author is best known for his blog “Boing Boing."  Take a look.  Overall a nice fun read.  Thanks for the RA who suggested it. 

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