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Cory Doctorow

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cclaimed by science fiction writers like Bruce Sterling and Rudy Rucker, and by eminent futurists and digital visionaries like Howard Rheingold, Mitch Kapor, and Jeff Bezos, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is a wonderful tour de force, the alternately edgy and charming tale of youngJules’s coming of age in a world that has conquered scarcity and death. The ‘Magic Kingdom’ of the title is the same one you’re thinking of.For in this future, the great theme parks of the 20th Century are maintained by ardent artistic preservationists, who fight bitter battles over the most appropriate way to keep them going. Now a new group has taken over the Hall of the Presidents-and they’ve had Jules killed. This upsets him. (It’s only his fourth death and revival, after all.) Now it’s war-a war of shifting reputations and technical wizardry for the soul of the Magic Kingdom itself.

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Mimir rates this as 2 out of 4

Very quick and entertaining read. Doctorow’s writing style makes the entire book feel fun, despite some fairly heavy topics being discussed.

Mimir 1 year ago / like this (2)

digitalcraig rates this as 2 out of 4

Imagine a world without sickness or death. Imagine a meritocracy where your reputation is the only currency. Now set it in Disneyland.

digitalcraig 11 months ago / like this (0)

ppinheiro76 rates this as 3 out of 4

Don’t think it’s just about Walt Disney World – it’s about a whole new world.

ppinheiro76 1 year ago / like this (0)

#nhurst rates this as 2 out of 4

A fun book set in an interesting world where your reputation acts as currency. The setting adds to the flavor, and shares interesting info about Disney’s past.

#nhurst 1 year ago / like this (0)

#jonthegm rates this as 3 out of 4

Alternate economic systems in a future Disneyland in a world where no one truly dies. As with most Doctorow, this book delivers wonder by the bucketful.

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