 First edition | |
| Author | Paolo Bacigalupi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 978-0-349-00256-9 |
| Followed by | The Water Knife |
The Doubt Factory is a novel by Paolo Bacigalupi, published on October 14, 2014, by Little, Brown for Young Readers. The novel chronicles the adventures of youths and young adults intent on exposing corporate malfeasance. The title describes the efforts of corporate public relations efforts to cast doubt on scientific findings in order to prolong the life of a product. The book has been characterized as didactic, "backed up with references to actual front groups, lawsuits, warning labels, and literature on the subject". [1] In another review, Cory Doctorow praises the work as both a polemic and a novel. [2]
References
- ^ Publishers Weekly
- ^ "Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Doubt Factory"". 14 October 2014.
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First edition | |
| Author | Paolo Bacigalupi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 978-0-349-00256-9 |
| Followed by | The Water Knife |
The Doubt Factory is a novel by Paolo Bacigalupi, published on October 14, 2014, by Little, Brown for Young Readers. The novel chronicles the adventures of youths and young adults intent on exposing corporate malfeasance. The title describes the efforts of corporate public relations efforts to cast doubt on scientific findings in order to prolong the life of a product. The book has been characterized as didactic, "backed up with references to actual front groups, lawsuits, warning labels, and literature on the subject". [1] In another review, Cory Doctorow praises the work as both a polemic and a novel. [2]
References
- ^ Publishers Weekly
- ^ "Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Doubt Factory"". 14 October 2014.
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| This article about a young adult novel of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |