Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (Audiobook)

from fyrefly98

Summary: Alan (or Andy, or Adam; his parents were never too particular about names, which is understandable, given that his father is a mountain and his mother is a washing machine) is trying to live a normal life. He's renovating a house in Toronto, working on writing a novel, and doing his best...

from JenneB

A guy whose father is a mountain and whose mother is a washing machine (and no, this is not metaphorical, that's really what they are, and one of his brothers really is an island and not in the John Donne way) gets involved with a winged girl and tries to bring wireless connectivity to Toronto wh...

from jmilstid

I enjoyed this book. It was a difficult read until I just let go and went with it. As with many of Cory Doctorow's works, this tale takes a grassroots stab at the system and big business. With a love story neatly thrown in, and bizarre characters to boot, it held my attention throughout. Cory ten...

from LisCarey

Even after my disappointment with Eastern Standard Tribe, this still looked really interesting, and this time I wasn't disappointed.Alan (Andy, Adrian) is the son of a mountain and a washing machine, and he has seven brothers. Alan (Alex, Andreas) is the oldest, and also the one who can pass for ...

from aethercowboy

I had received a copy of this book from Cory Doctorow himself quite a while ago, but finally got around to reading it. He has an interesting writing voice. And sometimes, that voice changes. While his voice in Eastern Standard Tribe matched his voice in public speaking and blogging, there was som...