I really enjoyed this book, but felt that it was thematically so similar to so many books that it didn't feel fresh (I see the comparisons to Westerfeld, but more to Claire Carmichael's Leaving Simplicity and even Suzanne Weyn's The Barcode Tattoo). Also, I thought the language was likely to date VERY fast- unlike Westerfeld's created slang, using current (and some already dated) terms weakened the book. (Isn't craftster so 2004??? ;) Still, it would be thought provoking if one wasn't already immune to that same Larry-brand anti-consumerism rah rah rah.
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