Homer's Travels: Book: Cory Doctorow's "Red Team Blues"

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Book: Cory Doctorow's "Red Team Blues"

Just like I got my Scalzi book from a Humble Bundle deal, my second book was from a Cory Doctorow Humble Bundle deal.  I've never read any of Doctorow's books but I've listened to him on This Week in Tech (TWiT.tv) and I've read some of his posts on Mastodon (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) and I find him very interesting.  He has gained some nerd notoriety by coining the term Enshittification to explain how internet platforms start out good for the users and evolve to be bad for everyone (essentially).

My first Doctorow book was "Red Team Blues".  This is the first of a trilogy that follows forensic accountant Martin Hench into the depths of dark money movements and cybersecurity.

I enjoyed this book.  It never went too deep into the weeds but it did graze the tops of said weeds a few times which was fine for me.  Is this for everyone?  I'm not sure.  You need some understanding of tech and cybersecurity to follow it at times.  I would call it a nerdy thriller.

I gave this book four stars out of five on Goodreads.  There were a few loose ends that didn't get tied up to my satisfaction but it was well written and I liked Martin Hench.  I will be reading other Doctorow books this year I think.

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