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I took a sociology class in university in which we learned about two basic methods of societies becoming organized: either by common location, or by common interest. Eastern Standard Tribe takes that concept, as well as the fact that people use computers and other communication technologies more often in their personal lives than in previous generations, and takes them to an extreme conclusion. This novel is full of "tribes", groups organized by common interest and the time zone that they live i
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I dug it--great story, interesting characters and world. My only complaint is the way that Doctorow messed around with the timeline of the story, constantly bouncing from one time to another. It made for a little bit of mystery, but more of what time period it was then what happened to Art and how he got to where he is as he's telling the story. The ending was a little anti-climatic, too.
So, not the best of Doctorow's work, but still pretty damn good. ...more
So, not the best of Doctorow's work, but still pretty damn good. ...more
