Radicalized

Hardcover, 304 pages

English language

Published March 19, 2019 by Head of Zeus.

ISBN:
978-1-250-22925-0
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4 stars (1 review)

Here are four urgent stories from author and activist Cory Doctorow, four social, technological and economic visions of the world today and its near—all too near—future.

Unauthorized Bread is a tale of immigration, toxic economic stratification and a young woman's perilously illegal quest to fix a broken toaster.

In Model Minority a superhero finds himself way out his depth when he confronts the corruption of the police and justice system.

Radicalized is the story of a desperate husband, a darknet forum and the birth of a violent uprising against the US health care system.

The final story, The Masque of the Red Death, tracks an uber-wealthy survivalist and his followers as they hole up and attempt to ride out the collapse of society.

4 editions

I still don't understand how encrytion works

4 stars

I went through a brief love affair with Doctorow. But the sweetly clunky how-to-do-X-techie-thing-to-bring-down-Y-bad-guy-slash-system got too clunky for me. And repetitive too.

These short stories were OK though. Maybe he's gotten better, or maybe it's been long enough between my readings. Either way in all his writing, I still don't understand how encryption and private/public keys work (not asking for an explanation).

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Anthology
  • Politics