For the Win

I really like it so far. Some people say it's really difficult, but as a thirteen year old I'd say it's just moderately challenging. The story is confusing at some points and makes you question why parts are included, but it all ties together later. Good read, would recommend.

This is a great book by Cory Doctorow. I have read too many books to count and this is by far one of my top 3. This is a book about a group of teens from around the world caught up in a movement to take down huge gaming corporations through their own games. This book jumps to and from about 4-5 characters and can get really confusing if you try reading it too fast like I did the first time. If you read too fast and not process the details then you will just confuse yourself and waste time. I would recommend doing this a school project for a book report and really write down main characters and what is happening every 20-30 pages or so. This is a big book and takes up to 6 hours for a moderate reader at about 9th grade and can take slow readers a lot longer to finish. I would recommend this for readers who like a challenging book to read.

This is a great book by Cory Doctorow. I have read too many books to count and this is by far one of my top 3. This is a book about a group of teens from around the world caught up in a movement to take down huge gaming corporations through their own games. This book jumps to and from about 4-5 characters and can get really confusing if you try reading it too fast like I did the first time. If you read too fast and not process the details then you will just confuse yourself and waste time. I would recommend doing this a school project for a book report and really write down main characters and what is happening every 20-30 pages or so. This is a big book and takes up to 6 hours for a moderate reader at about 9th grade and can take slow readers a lot longer to finish. I would recommend this for readers who like a challenging book to read.

Well, i'm 12, and this was a very good book. I believe children should read this as it is not too bad. It talks a little bit about sex(not describing it, and noone has it, it is just referenced) and swears a bit, but nothing that you child(assuming he is 12 or up) doesn't hear every day at school. At the beginning it was interesting, and I enjoyed the parts about the economy, but near the end it became very confusing and for the last 75ish pages it didnt make much sense. I think a 14 year old or older would probably understand this better, but I do believe that a child 12 could probably comprehend a little of it, and would probably enjoy the economy part just like me. I would recommend this book to anyone 12 and up!

Well, I am twelve, and I loved this book. However, I think that I would have understood and been fine with all topics covered a year ago, if not two, which is why I rate it on for 12 year olds. I do not know how others my age would receive it. 12 is to be on the safe side. The length does not bother me, having read more complex books may times before. People I know are generally fine with this level of violence in books. The economics portion was interesting to me, for although older readers may already know about that, I didn't. The language may seem inapropriate for younger readers, but most people who would read this would be used to it. The realism in the descriptions of places and situations in China and India may be worrying for kids, but in my opinion it is one of the things that makes the book so good. As I said, I liked the book

just read up to page 41. and itss pretty good. confusing at first. lots of violence.

For The Win (or FTW) is Doctorow's second book for young people. The first was Little Brother (which I despised!). I began reading this book fearing it would be a repeat of last time. I'm happy to say that Doctorow, in this case, proved me wrong. I really enjoyed this book! The only let down for me was the language. While it wasn't as awful as Little Brother, some bad language is in this book, which I think really detracts from it. The violence may also be a concern. I do appreciate, however, that Doctorow didn't put it in a particularly glamorous or heroic light. Rather, he depicted it as something absolutely awful, through a harsh, realistic lens. Thus, it may be too intense for some younger children, it may also serve as a valuable tool for youth with a less accurate (i.e. Hollywood) view of violence. It was also quite educational. Doctorow provides lessons on finance in simple terms to understand that actually help advance the story for the reader by providing an explanation of what's happening, and why. For more info about the book and how I liked it, check out my blog at: thestuffiread.blogspot.com/2010/08/for-win.html

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