... Because this is the other self-censoring problem growing with the interconnectedness of the world. Instead of bringing us all together in an omnipresent, multi-faceted discussion, the internet instead has made sectarianism an almost default position. The nature of mass debate has become solely binary: you're on one side or the other. Factor that in with whatever combination of debates you've been forced to take sides on, and the number of people willing to listen to you - because they agree with you - shrinks daily. Try stating a strong opinion on gun control, for example, on Twitter and see how many followers you lose....
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Awards
The Knife of Never Letting Go won numerous awards including the Booktrust Teenage Prize, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize,[7] and the 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. Award.[6] It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.[11]The Ask and the Answer won the 2009 Costa Book Award in the children's book category. It, too, made the Carnegie shortlist.[11]
Besides winning the CILIP Carnegie Medal, Monsters of Men was shortlisted for the 2011 Arthur C Clarke Award.[12]
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