Cory Doctorow

So far the short stories we have been reading have been hit and miss with me. There are a couple i like and a couple i don't like. First off though i have to say Cory Doctorow has quite the imagination. Starting with a place so foreign. I have mixed feeling for this story i liked the idea of it but i just couldn't quite get into the story. I didn't get excited to read it and i found it rather boring. When i read in the shadow of the mothaship i really liked the story and the characters. the only downer to this story for me was that it was hard for me to follow and got confusing. I found myself having to reread parts to understand what exactly was going on. overall though i really enjoyed that story. Next we have Billy Baily. I thought this story was funny and kind of relative to how marketing is getting today. I enjoyed reading the story and how all the 6th grade kids have sponsors. it was an entertaining read. Finally theres 0nzw0red. I thought this was a really cool story. i liked the concept of remaking yourself and re engineering your body. it was really interesting. The constant jargon that was used worked well with it but made it a slower read for me. While i enjoyed the story the jargon after a while put me off to it a little bit. So far most of the stories in this book have been interesting but they all have their faults. some more than others. I'm hoping the rest of the stories we read are just as entertaining.