Upon reflection, though, I notice two things that do not jump out at me right away, but are important. In an inversion of the usual pattern for fiction with too many good qualities heaped on some character, or too few flaws, it seems like it is the hero's friends who are (near-)perfect, rather than the main character himself. I have my own failings, of course, but Marcus has many I do not share, and never had these annoy me, as they also set him apart from the other 'good guys' in the tale, making him seem like a bad person relative to all the other characters I like. There were times I wanted to strangle Marcus, the protagonist of this story. If you're curious, it's free, have a look. Oh, and, of course, I am read the book using the Text To Speech eVoice reader app I wrote myself :) Little Brother and Homeland are equally good in my opinion. Here's what he says in the preface for Homeland: 'This being the 21st century, there is no way I can force you to pay for this book before reading it - you can get pretty much any ebook on the Internet for free with no more difficulty than you'd undergo if you were to buy it through legit channels - so I hope that by giving you this, and trusting you, that you will reward me by helping to support me and my publisher (whose contribution to this book can't be overstated).' You can go to, despite the funny name and 90's look, it is his real website. Homeland is a very nice way to pick up that habit again.Īnd this idea of making his books public domain is quite interesting.

I haven't had time to read a book for a long time.

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