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Available
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Publication
PM Press (2011), Edition: Original, 136 pages
Description
Fiction. Science Fiction. In a Disney-dominated future, a transhuman teenager engages in high velocity adventures until he meets the “meat girl” of his dreams and is forced to choose between immortality and sex in one of Cory Doctorow's most daring novellas. Also included in this collection is “Creativity vs. Copyright,” a transcript of Doctorow's historic address to the 2010 World Science Fiction Convention, dramatically presenting his controversial case for open-source models not only in information but art as well, and “Outspoken Interview,” in which Doctorow reveals the surprising inspirations for his writing.
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LibraryThing member grandpahobo
Unusual and interesting story.
LibraryThing member smichaelwilson
I'll be honest, I'm not a huge fan of cyberpunk-style science fiction. I find that the overwhelming attention to detail regarding the technological aspects of the writing will often distract the both the writer and reader from the story. But Cory Doctorow is a philosopher at heart, and that shines
What I mean by Doctorow being a philosopher at heart is that his fiction doesn't strive to give us answers, but rather to present questions. The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow is a first-person perspective of a frightening and alien future in which "progress" has projected mankind exponentially beyond nature as we know it, from the mutating landscape of the ruins of the past littered with remnants of past "progress."
This contemplation of the double-edged realities of technological "progress" is reflected in the companion piece included with this short fiction, a transcript of a speech Doctorow gave back in 2010 regarding the negative repercussions of the publishing industry's obsession with DRM, and the interview included at the end touches on these topics as well.
There's a lot to think about in this short volume, give it a read.
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through the gleaming technobabble of The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow.What I mean by Doctorow being a philosopher at heart is that his fiction doesn't strive to give us answers, but rather to present questions. The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow is a first-person perspective of a frightening and alien future in which "progress" has projected mankind exponentially beyond nature as we know it, from the mutating landscape of the ruins of the past littered with remnants of past "progress."
This contemplation of the double-edged realities of technological "progress" is reflected in the companion piece included with this short fiction, a transcript of a speech Doctorow gave back in 2010 regarding the negative repercussions of the publishing industry's obsession with DRM, and the interview included at the end touches on these topics as well.
There's a lot to think about in this short volume, give it a read.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011
Physical description
136 p.; 7.5 inches
ISBN
9781604864045