Trouble and Her Friends

by Melissa Scott | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312857330 Global Overview for this book
Registered by JudySlump612 of Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on 9/2/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by JudySlump612 from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Sunday, September 2, 2012
I always enjoy Melissa Scott for the detailed way she builds and describes her future environments. In most of her books, her characters have a GLBT orientation, but it's not usually a plot element.

In this one, the relationship is front and center. Cerise works security at a large corporation, and is confronted by a new cyber threat; there are signs that the perp may be her former lover, Trouble. it's a complex plot, well constructed and well written, and with a thoroughly satisfying conclusion.

But that's just one person's opinion. Future readers, what do YOU think of this book?

Journal Entry 2 by JudySlump612 at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, September 2, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (9/2/2012 UTC) at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Placed in GoryDetails' GLBT Bookbox

Journal Entry 3 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Friday, September 21, 2012
Taken with thanks from GoryDetails's LGBT shrinking bookbox. The title of this one sounds familiar: I might have read pre-BC but I'm not sure.

Here's another copy on my shelf.

Journal Entry 4 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Saturday, November 17, 2012
Yep, the story and the situation were familiar enough that I would've been sure I'd read it before even without the realization that repeatedly reading about IC(E) annoyed me the last time, too. (My brain wants to see it as a typo.)

Still, an enjoyable read with some interesting things to say about freedom of information on the net.

Just realized that I'm wearing a glow-in-the-dark Tron-inspired T-shirt as I type this...why would I like a book about a virtual world inside computers? :p

Journal Entry 5 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (11/24/2012 UTC) at Honolulu, Hawaii USA

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This book is looking for new adventures in the replacement box for GoryDetails's shrinking LGBT bookbox.

Journal Entry 6 by emmejo at Trumansburg, New York USA on Thursday, November 29, 2012
I took this from the LGBT bookbox. Thank you!

Journal Entry 7 by emmejo at Trumansburg, New York USA on Friday, August 2, 2013
Trouble stopped hacking when it became illegal, dropped off the 'net and disappeared from her circle of friends, including her lover Cerise. Years later, a new hacker shows up, going by the infamous name of Trouble, but Cerise is sure this reckless-hotshot isn't her girl. Yet the company she works for wants to make an example of someone, and they don't much care which Trouble they get.

This book is made a compelling read because of the character and their relationships. Cyberpunk often forgets the human element in the midst of the thrill of cool tech, so it was a pleasant surprise to have characters who play well off each other, complex motives that cause events off-line as well as on the 'net, and rounded, flawed characters who are still likable.

Scott does an excellent job describing the world and 'net in detail without bogging the reader down or info-dumping until you lose track of the plot. The book can be quite introspective, but none of the characters are whiny, brooding types.

Journal Entry 8 by emmejo at Trumansburg, New York USA on Friday, October 18, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (10/18/2013 UTC) at Trumansburg, New York USA

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Sent out as part of the Blind Date With a Book game

Journal Entry 9 by HI77 at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Thursday, October 24, 2013
Letting the ball

hit this net,
has its own nano-cosim of issues.

Journal Entry 10 by HI77 at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (11/19/2013 UTC) at Fort Myers, Florida USA

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This book has someone who has both hands out, reaching for the book! :)

So off it goes to color several hours of a new person's life. Wish it luck! :D

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