Sunday, February 10, 2013
Pirate Cinema
I recently received an advanced reader's copy of Cory Doctorow's new book: Pirate Cinema. Ever since, I have spent every second available, and quite a few more, reading this amazing book. Pirate Cinema focuses on the dystopian, internet-restrictive, England in which Trent McCauley lives. Trent's habit of creating short films from the cut up parts of movies is illegal and gets his family's internet blocked for a year. The schoolwork of Trent's sister begins to suffer, while Trent's parents struggle to make ends meet without the ability of getting Mrs. McCauley's medical money and the loss of Trent's father's job. Trent soon heads out to London where he finds like-minded people and those willing to help him survive. Then a new bill passes in Parliament which cracks down on illegal downloading even harsher, and sends young kids to jail. Trent and his friends must find a way to repeal the bill, but nothing they do seems like it does anything good. Pirate Cinema is an amazing, fast-paced, and well-written book that is so good I will buy it when it comes out, so that I can reread it again and again. I would give a rating of 9 out of 10 wolves.
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