Down and out In The Magic Kingdom

[siouxi31]

Has anyone here read this book?

"Down and out in the Magic Kingdom" by Cory Doctorow.

I just finished Kingdom Keepers and really enjoyed it. I'm thinking of getting the above book too but I'd like to know what the dis people thought of it.

 

[EltonJohn]

I have never even heard of these books. BTW, cute puppy in your siggy.

 

[Pop Daddy]

BTW, cute puppy in your siggy.

lol, the last thing I notice in her sig is the puppy

 

[Michelina]

I LOVE this book. If you like science fiction, you will definitely like it. It takes place in the future when there are different factions that control the Magic Kingdom.
There is controversy because some want the attractions to stay "classic" and others want to use new technology to update them. (Sounds familiar, eh?) People can live for basically forever and just exchange bodies. Your ranking in society is based on your "whuffie" instead of money.
I got this definition of whuffie from Wikipedia:
A person's Whuffie is a general measurement of his or her overall reputation, and Whuffie is lost and gained according to a person's favorable or unfavorable actions.
You can download and read this book for free from the author's website:
http://www.craphound.com/down/download.php

 

[TDC Nala]

My favorite thing about this book is that apparently two WDW attractions have survived intact and unchanged into the future: the Haunted Mansion and the Adventurers Club.

 

[siouxi31]

I have never even heard of these books. BTW, cute puppy in your siggy.

Thanks. He's definitely the baby of the family and we love him very much.

Wow, this book can be downloaded for free? That has to be a huge file right? I've never downloaded a book before.

 

[Michelina]

It's a lot of printer paper if you print it out! The author is all about freely sharing his work. My DH printed it and his other books and read them that way but I bought the book. I can't get used to reading a whole novel on 8 1/2 x 11" paper!

 

[chesirechik]

I'm not usually into sci fi sort of stuff and I really liked the book. Very cool!