Overclocked : Stories of the Future Present (Paperback)

from JapaG

Cory Doctorow is an interesting writer. He has wonderful ideas (check out his Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom for Whuffies and the Bitchun society! :)), but his writing and style is not always top of the line. The same applies here. We have very interesting ideas (piracy by printing objects, ap...

from iFool

A fine collection of short stories of various lengths. I particularly enjoyed reading the introductions at the beginning of each story on the author's inspirations for each story. The common theme among the stories appear to be the conflict between scientific inventions and moral.

from JPWickwire

I bought "Overclocked" mainly because I had read Cory Doctorow's "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth" in another anthology. I thought that short story was brilliant, well-written and it stuck with me for a while. Unfortunately, the other stories in this book just don't compare to "Sysadmins". I read ...

from tyroeternal

Doctorow's writing is fun and easy to follow along with. His ability to weave a tantalizing futuristic story had me reading further than I typically intended every time. Short stories are typically not my cup of tea, but I greatly enjoyed this collection.

from danconsiglio

I worry about how well Doctorow's sci/fi will hold up to future generations. His stories are full of cultural and temporal markers and that can make sci/fi dated very quickly. Not that that should effect what I think of the stories now. This is a very solid short story collection. The first and l...