Comments on: For the Win

By: milen

milen — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:34:36 +0000

Really loved it, read it almost in one sitting =]

By: Kailani

Kailani — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:13:54 +0000

I love your books! They are extremely inspirational. I have decided to do my ELA project on you (:P). To try to inspire my class with the many things you advocate. Thank you! Please write a second book!

By: tyler hewitt

tyler hewitt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:26:03 +0000

this book is amazing i've read this and little brother and i cant put the books down. i've read each exactly 4 times and on my 5th with for the win you have influenced me. i am only 15 and have written my own book because of you. thank you!!

By: Jan Andersen

Jan Andersen — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:41:42 +0000

From Dagens Nyheter (Todays News, a leading Swedish newspaper):

http://www.svd.se/nyheter/utrikes/kinesisk-polis-mot-arbetarupplopp_6238426.svd

Kinesisk polis mot arbetarupplopp

13 juni 2011 kl 15:46, uppdaterad: 13 juni 2011 kl 15:51

Uppretade arbetare i Kina har i flera dagar trotsat polisen och dragit fram på gatorna i Zengcheng nära Kanton i södra Kina. De har satt eld på statliga byggnader, vält polisbilar och krossat fönster.

Bakgrunden ska vara att säkerhetsvakter trakasserat en ung gravid kvinna.

Kravallpolis försökte stävja upploppen, som hade tusentalet deltagare. Polisen sköt med tårgas på söndagskvällen och satte handklovar på gripna, rapporterar flera medier.

Google translation:

Chinese police against workers riot

June 13, 2011, at 15:46, Updated: June 13, 2011 at 15:51

Enraged workers in China has for several days defied the police and brought to light the streets of Zengcheng near Guangzhou in southern China. They have set fire to government buildings, overturning police cars and smashed windows.

The background is security guards that supposedly harassed a young pregnant woman.

Riot police tried to suppress the riots, which had a thousand participants. The police fired tear gas in on Sunday evening and handcuffed detainees, several media reports.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:08:08 +0000

I went to school with your father Gordon....and know your aunt Mina....Is this what you do for a living

By: Thank you and some free books for Christmas reading : TheWayoftheWeb

Thank you and some free books for Christmas reading : TheWayoftheWeb — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:52:37 +0000

[...] fictional novels – particularly ‘Makers‘, ‘Little Brother‘, ‘For The Win‘, and ‘Down and Out in the Magic [...]

By: ulla

ulla — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:56:37 +0000

They're selling your last 4 books in a shitty city in south africa - I'm so stoked. Now I have 2 hardcopies.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:09:14 +0000

Hi!
I finished reading the book.
It.
Was.
FANTASTIC!
My question to you:
IS THERE GOING TO BE A SEQUEL?!

By: xteraco

xteraco — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:40:56 +0000

I just got done reading FTW. Very nice.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:44:08 +0000

From the viewpoint of how much money you recieve, what's the best way to buy it?

By: Wesley Stroupe

Wesley Stroupe — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:14:51 +0000

I loved the book! Read about half on my kindle, then switched to my hard-back which now has your signature on it :)

By: William

William — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:47:15 +0000

Hi, Just finished reading this, and planning on getting ahold of the paper copy as soon as possible :) the book is excellent, and as someone who plays a lot of games and has a lot of friends from singapore and china, including some gold-farmers, the depth with which it's been researched makes it all the more captivating. Planning to try a few of your other efforts now, here's hoping they're all as enjoyable!

By: ulla

ulla — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:06:40 +0000

In the past 2 mnths, I've read all of the free downloads of all of your books as mobi files. I've also pushed good friends to read you - and they have. I've ordered Little Brother from Amazon, which is expensive from South Africa - but hey, the 12 buck shipping fee was paid for by mturk work. I ordered it as a gift for 2 very cool teenagers, one of whom started reading it on my phone a while back. Being a completist sort of a nerd, I shall order the rest gradually, by the "grace" of turk work. Actually that seems like the perfect trade for your words - virtual sweatshoppery. For The Win is a great read and will be the next thing I buy the kids for sure. You've reached beyond Gibson's firstworld dystopia and spec fic and pulled the genre into a very elegant global relevance indeed. I wanted all the stories in Overclocked to be novels. In a way, I'm addressing all this effusive warble at your books, rather than you as a human being. I hope you have read Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan's Nearly Roadkill. I am v puzzled as to why more people don't follow your lead ito drm and copyright issues. Visionary and so realistic. (I blame any typos on this phone's teeny keypad). Thank you for the words and dreams and data.

By: slk

slk — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:37:04 +0000

Hey Cory .. loved the book ..

Will be looking for hardcopy now, trying to recommend it to everyone. Also looking for more books of yours .. total new fan!

Cheers from NZ.

.simon

By: Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:14:11 +0000

Yup! Have a look at the FTW site -- the link's right there.

By: Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow — Tue, 11 May 2010 08:19:48 +0000

It's up now!

By: Leo Cohen

Leo Cohen — Tue, 11 May 2010 07:44:09 +0000

When is the ebook going to be available? I have the dead tree Ed already ordered through amazon but want to e-read the book...