Comments on: Little Brother goes into its fourth week on the New York Times bestseller list! http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: psychicrabbit http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203805 psychicrabbit Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203805 It's a great book and it deserves to be on the list. Congratulations! It’s a great book and it deserves to be on the list. Congratulations!

]]> By: legind http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203552 legind Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203552 Great news! I bought this book at your signing in New York. I had so much work to do, and still I managed to finish the novel in under a week it was so compelling. May it rise to #1! Great news! I bought this book at your signing in New York. I had so much work to do, and still I managed to finish the novel in under a week it was so compelling. May it rise to #1!

]]> By: Jake von Slatt http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203560 Jake von Slatt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203560 Congrats Cory! finished it last week, man what a great read! Congrats Cory! finished it last week, man what a great read!

]]> By: Rob Cockerham http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203561 Rob Cockerham Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203561 What?! How did I miss this? Why didn't you mention that you had a book out? What?! How did I miss this? Why didn’t you mention that you had a book out?

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203565 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203565 hey Rob! feel that? hey Rob! feel that?

]]> By: palindromic http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-204342 palindromic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-204342 I use copies of Little Brother to light my cigars, thats probably why. I use copies of Little Brother to light my cigars, thats probably why.

]]> By: the boy http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203575 the boy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203575 fantastic! fantastic!

]]> By: Pseudothink http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203834 Pseudothink Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203834 Grats Cory! I'm up to Chapter 18 and lovin' it...I'd almost forgotten to make sure my librarian friend ordered it for her library...almost. :) Grats Cory! I’m up to Chapter 18 and lovin’ it…I’d almost forgotten to make sure my librarian friend ordered it for her library…almost. :)

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-204349 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-204349 hardly a demonstration of wealth, Palindromic,thanks to CC. You should go back to hundred dollar bills. hardly a demonstration of wealth, Palindromic,thanks to CC. You should go back to hundred dollar bills.

]]> By: Beanolini http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203840 Beanolini Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203840 Congratulations, but it's a bit disingenuous to say it's no. 8 on the New York Times bestseller list- More specifically, it's on the "chapter books" subsection of the "children's books" section. Congratulations, but it’s a bit disingenuous to say it’s no. 8 on the New York Times bestseller list- More specifically, it’s on the “chapter books” subsection of the “children’s books” section.

]]> By: Blanche http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203604 Blanche Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203604 It's nice to know that so many people are reading this book that I enjoyed so thoroughly! Of course, I have been pestering everyone I know about how awesome <i>Little Brother</i> is and how they absolutely must read it. Congratulations! It’s nice to know that so many people are reading this book that I enjoyed so thoroughly! Of course, I have been pestering everyone I know about how awesome Little Brother is and how they absolutely must read it. Congratulations!

]]> By: JFlex http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203884 JFlex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203884 Thank you, BEANOLINI! I spent a few minutes poking around the bestseller list but didn't think to look in the Children's Books section. I wasn't even going to ask for fear of the BOD (Bureau Of Disemvoweling), so cheers. Thank you, BEANOLINI! I spent a few minutes poking around the bestseller list but didn’t think to look in the Children’s Books section. I wasn’t even going to ask for fear of the BOD (Bureau Of Disemvoweling), so cheers.

]]> By: Scurzuzu http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203631 Scurzuzu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203631 Congrats, Cory, but you may be horrified (or just annoyed) to know that I *bought* mine through my KINDLE before your publisher pulled it off Amazon's Kindle store. Yes, I bought a Creative Commons licensed book with DRM! I don't know why--it was just very convenient. *shrug* Oh, it also helped to know that it didn't matter if the copy I bought was DRMed, since healthy restriction-free versions exist elsewhere should I need to read it on another device. Congrats, Cory, but you may be horrified (or just annoyed) to know that I *bought* mine through my KINDLE before your publisher pulled it off Amazon’s Kindle store. Yes, I bought a Creative Commons licensed book with DRM! I don’t know why–it was just very convenient. *shrug*

Oh, it also helped to know that it didn’t matter if the copy I bought was DRMed, since healthy restriction-free versions exist elsewhere should I need to read it on another device.

]]> By: drWhiet http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203891 drWhiet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203891 .. just 3 days ago i ordered it in a big bookshop specialized in english literature (Hugendubel) in Munich/Germany. They filed it under Childrens Books .. lol and congratulations ... .. just 3 days ago i ordered it in a
big bookshop specialized in english
literature (Hugendubel) in
Munich/Germany.

They filed it under Childrens Books ..
lol and congratulations …

]]> By: Art http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203898 Art Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203898 Dear Cory, I am thrilled at you success. Four Weeks on the NYTimes list is astounding! Wishing you continued success and the great summer that will ensue for you and your family. Life is good. Dear Cory,

I am thrilled at you success. Four Weeks on the NYTimes list is astounding!

Wishing you continued success and the great summer that will ensue for you and your family.

Life is good.

]]> By: themindfantastic http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203660 themindfantastic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203660 Congrats 4 weeks, I read the downloadable copy within days of it being available (I think I finished it in two sittings) and it was good enough I bought a copy. Ive thought about donating it to the local library, but I'm torn because I also don't wish to part with it. I don't mean this as an insult but I think you write better teenagers than you do adults (in the other books you have written) which is why I bought it. Congrats 4 weeks, I read the downloadable copy within days of it being available (I think I finished it in two sittings) and it was good enough I bought a copy. Ive thought about donating it to the local library, but I’m torn because I also don’t wish to part with it. I don’t mean this as an insult but I think you write better teenagers than you do adults (in the other books you have written) which is why I bought it.

]]> By: strider_mt2k http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-204183 strider_mt2k Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-204183 I'm reading it right now. It's a great read so far! I’m reading it right now.

It’s a great read so far!

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203416 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203416 First with congrats on an amazing accomplishment. May it educate as many as it entertains. First with congrats on an amazing accomplishment. May it educate as many as it entertains.

]]> By: W. James Au http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203433 W. James Au Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203433 So cool, Cory, congrats. So cool, Cory, congrats.

]]> By: Halloween Jack http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203945 Halloween Jack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203945 Congratulations! Congratulations!

]]> By: TheAleph http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-411561 TheAleph Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-411561 I'm a grad student at the Harvard Kennedy School, and "Little Brother" is required reading for a course I am taking on the future of technology with Nolan Bowie. It's incredible. Little Brother uses a shockingly different route to re-tell the truths of "On the Road". Thank you. I’m a grad student at the Harvard Kennedy School, and “Little Brother” is required reading for a course I am taking on the future of technology with Nolan Bowie.

It’s incredible.
Little Brother uses a shockingly different route to re-tell the truths of “On the Road”.

Thank you.

]]> By: Mllerustad http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203694 Mllerustad Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203694 I read the free .pdf and soon realized that this was the book I wish I'd had when I was in high school. So I plonked down the money for a meatspace copy and gave it to my high school-age sister for her birthday. Hopefully I can turn her into as much a raging civil libertarian as I am! Mwahahaha... I read the free .pdf and soon realized that this was the book I wish I’d had when I was in high school. So I plonked down the money for a meatspace copy and gave it to my high school-age sister for her birthday. Hopefully I can turn her into as much a raging civil libertarian as I am! Mwahahaha…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203696 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203696 One more who made it a gift to a 13-year-old niece (I'm sure it will make its way through her older brothers, too). One more who made it a gift to a 13-year-old niece (I’m sure it will make its way through her older brothers, too).

]]> By: mmbb http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203450 mmbb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203450 "Four more...," wait, there isn't a limitation of term on this, is there? ;) “Four more…,”
wait, there isn’t a limitation of term on this, is there? ;)

]]> By: Crunchbird http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203967 Crunchbird Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203967 Just finished it. Seriously enjoyed it. Will now begin pushing as many of my friends, relatives, colleagues, and online acquaintances as possible to read it. Congratulations on the continuing sales! Just finished it. Seriously enjoyed it. Will now begin pushing as many of my friends, relatives, colleagues, and online acquaintances as possible to read it.

Congratulations on the continuing sales!

]]> By: Marcelo http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203459 Marcelo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203459 Congratulations! It makes me really happy to know that people are reading this important book. Congratulations! It makes me really happy to know that people are reading this important book.

]]> By: eustace http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203716 eustace Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203716 Time still to get your bets down for how high it will go and how long it will last! Congratulations, Cory! Time still to get your bets down for how high it will go and how long it will last! Congratulations, Cory!

]]> By: Noddy93 http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-204746 Noddy93 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-204746 I bought 'Little Brother' today at B&N in Waco, Tx for my niece's 14th birthday not only for her to read but to hopefully get her friends to do the same. I realize it's not as 'cool' as her new iPhone... but, if all is right in the world it will stick with her far longer. I bought ‘Little Brother’ today at B&N in Waco, Tx for my niece’s 14th birthday not only for her to read but to hopefully get her friends to do the same.

I realize it’s not as ‘cool’ as her new iPhone… but, if all is right in the world it will stick with her far longer.

]]> By: kostia http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203725 kostia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203725 What a great way to prove CC licensing doesn't sell fewer books. I hope someone at the Times does a story about their own list. What a great way to prove CC licensing doesn’t sell fewer books. I hope someone at the Times does a story about their own list.

]]> By: kirakira http://boingboing.net/2008/06/04/little-brother-goes.html#comment-203485 kirakira Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203485 That's awesome! I requested it from our library & they ordered it for me, though my husband is reading it first. And I need to thank you- due to your presumably good taste in SF (a common admiration for Octavia Butler) I've lately been requesting/holding every book you recommend, and it's great reading. I'm about done with Distraction and can't believe I never heard of it before. You rock! And so does the Jacksonville Public Library, so does the ILLiad online share system... thanks again. That’s awesome! I requested it from our library & they ordered it for me, though my husband is reading it first.

And I need to thank you- due to your presumably good taste in SF (a common admiration for Octavia Butler) I’ve lately been requesting/holding every book you recommend, and it’s great reading. I’m about done with Distraction and can’t believe I never heard of it before. You rock! And so does the Jacksonville Public Library, so does the ILLiad online share system… thanks again.

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