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Conceptually sound yet the execution failed in delivering. The bureaucratic aspects of white collar work is rife in this tale of corporate corruption - not in a good way. Too many characters with uninspiring roles dampened what could have been a good book. The over sexualisation of those characters was a constant point of distraction taking away the 'real' feel of the book. This was meant to be a thriller, not a story from a Mills and Boon romance. DNF at 293pgs - I just couldn't bring myself to
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A "gripping edge-of-the-seat thriller" it was not. The book was too long, with tedious conversations and irrelevant detail - eg the author going on and on and on about the pronunciation of "Servetus" - who cares? Seriously annoying. Not so much about surveillance as government and corporate corruption. Too many characters seemingly all having affairs. I skipped several passages, especially the boring sex scenes. Not sure why I persevered to the end.
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