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Wonderful, wonderful read. I'm taking off one star because I found the ending to be very... well, not to my liking. I thought it was too abrupt, and I didn't feel like anything was resolved. Maybe it was supposed to be, but I tend to like closure.
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It was ok. It just needed to be tightened up a bit (ok maybe a lot). It also suffered from being, in my opinion, too techie at times. I know a bit about computers and the internet. I have a little geek in me. I like to listen to Leo Laporte and the CNET crew. But I am really just an average guy who is casually interested in tech. This book at times just got a little too geeky. At times it was a real page turner. At other times I was able to skip through several pages and not lose anything. I did
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I really enjoyed this book. At the very beginning of the book, I felt like some of the characterization was a little forced, or possibly just done in too calculating a method. However, that's only within the first few chapters, and after that the individual voices of the characters were clear enough that I forgave the earlier issues.
The plot is tense and moves forward at a quick pace, as any great thriller should. The ideas behind this story are both fascinating and terrifying, the latter becaus ...more
The plot is tense and moves forward at a quick pace, as any great thriller should. The ideas behind this story are both fascinating and terrifying, the latter becaus ...more
Some very interesting ideas, almost more interesting than the story being told. I was discomforted to find myself switching allegiance halfway through the book, wanting the "good guys" to stop fighting against the Daemon.
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I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. It was a fun read that started off seeming amazing and then kinda fizzled and IMHO got too caught up in the ooo wow what cool thing can I add in here now factor. Personally I thought it was much better when he was basing the crazy technical things in real life. Anyway, still fun and maybe his next one will be better.
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I really enjoyed this book, I don't know enough of internet inner workings to know if this scenario is technically feasible, but it is an entrancing piece of near fiction.
Spy thriller meets conspiracy doctrine meets hacker adventure. Good times for all ...more
Spy thriller meets conspiracy doctrine meets hacker adventure. Good times for all ...more
A very good book telling an interesting story.
It felt like some of the detail of the story was lost in an attempt to shorten the book.
It felt like some of the detail of the story was lost in an attempt to shorten the book.
Love this. I'm not sure what's more terrifying; how far fetched it is, or how terribly plausible it is.
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Loved this book! I'm an absolute sucker for tech sci fi.
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