Languages such as "s--t", "crap", etc, some well-described violent scenes, and mentions of "gang kids". Very realistic.

this book was great. it touched on the importance of freedoms, the fun world of technology we live in, the power of protest, the injustice of government and the simple truth that: 'Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that when any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.' that is from the book and the declaration of independence. convinced it is educational? Marcus, Angie, and all the" Xneters" in the book are all strong characters. Of course, as certain parties point out, it touches on underage drinking, drugs, teen sex, hacking, and crime. but it doesn't say "do all this stuff", it is simply a minor part in the book and readers will have already heard about those things from their parents(hopefully). this does not mean it is alright for all young children, but okay for some.

I loved this book.It was great.but i wouldnt reamind it for kinds under 13.

This book is amazing. It is similar to 1984, but is very believable and scary. There is some inappropriate stuff: I don't remember many swear words, but I usually don't. There is a lot of sexual content, including a sex scene, but any American teenager has seen much worse. There is some violence, including a graphic scene of torture and some people being trampled to death. These things, though they are certainly inappropriate for a young child, are all very important to the story, and are nothing an intelligent teenager can't handle

Having read the book, I'm afraid that I must say I disliked this one. Just to get this out of the way, I thought the sex scene was entirely inappropriate! It seemed like an awkward attempt at telling teens to "go ahead and do what they want so long as they use protection". It was poorly thrust in there. That aside, I did appreciate that the author advocated open source technology and hacking (for a good cause). Many fail to realize the true implications of hacking things, like, for example, an Xbox/Wii/PS2/Whathaveyou. If you 'hack' a console, you have the ability to run your own programs/games on it that you create. There's entire communities online dedicated to what's known as 'homebrew', making games for consoles independently. The book mentions a new form of Xbox (albeit a nonexistent one) used by the protagonist for homebrew, and later, as a tool for social reform. There is a darker side to hacking, referred to as 'cracking', but that's a different kettle of fish, and usually involves things like stealing credit card numbers or embezzling cash, etc. The book also seems to reflect the author's view of marijuana, which I (and most people in their right minds) disagree with. All in all, an interesting book, but in all honesty there's better ways to introduce your kids to open source technology. I wrote a review here: thestuffiread.blogspot*/2009/08/little-brother.html