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Loading... WWW: Wonderby Robert J. Sawyer
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  wyvernfriend | Mar 14, 2024 |   [UPDATE: Still enjoyable the second time around. And the multi-reader audiobook is excellent.] (  ) Treebeard_404 | Jan 23, 2024 |  ) kevn57 | Dec 8, 2021 | What can (or should) you do for an intelligent entity living in the World Wide Web who has been outed across the world? Take over? Declare peace? Be hunted, or be the hunter? It is the Prisoner's Dilemma writ large with many iterations. And does Sawyer pull it off? A worldwide revolution? Yes. But again, for the most part. What's my complaint? Yeah, well, that's my problem. Sawyer's political leanings and outlook is too close to my own to judge this as anything other than a "oh, wow, I really appreciate this" setup. Do I believe in win/win scenarios and deep optimism? Yes. Do I believe in rational behavior, strong methods to bring about the best good for the most people? Yes. So I believe in mercy and understanding? Yes. And that's kinda the thing. This novel is SO DAMN OPTIMISTIC and joyful to read, with all the conflicts arriving from the outside rather than from within, that I felt like I was reading a wish-fulfillment fantasy. Come on. Who here hasn't wished for some near-omnipotent being to come down to earth, kick the evildoers in their seat, and give the rest of us a means to take the power into our own hands? Yeah, that's what I thought. :) But then, look here at the title of this book. If that doesn't give it all away, I don't know what will. And I REALLY DID ENJOY it. A lot. :) ( ) bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 | ) cgfaulknerog | May 28, 2020 |
 Webmind the essence that consciously evolved from the internet continues to prove its altruistic intentions of helping humanity on a variety of fronts like the cure for cancer. However, the American government pushed by the military-industrial complex wants Webmind destroyed under the guise of a major security threat to the United States. Having failed once to eliminate the A.I., the president invokes executive power to approve the Pentagon’s leading A.I. expert Colonel Peyton Hume to apply any force necessary to eliminate the threat to the security of the country. Hume directs his team of underground hackers to overwhelm and rip away the awareness of being of Webmind. However, his secure unit begins to vanish one at a time while Webmind’s BFF teenage mathematical genius Caitlin Decter vows to save the life of her buddy who gave her the gift of sight. The third and final thriller in the WWW saga is an engaging climax to an intriguing story line. Action-packed, it behooves fans to have read the previous two entries (Wake and Watch) as the tale ties up seemingly every thread (major and minor) so that at times it feels PowerPoint deep. Still well written, readers will enjoy Robert J. Sawyer’s deep look at the Web age of American power in which leaders believe they need threats like Big Brother is watching you even when none exists. Belongs to SeriesWWW (3) Is contained in
Caitlin Decter, a formerly blind sixteen-year-old math genius, desperately wants to protect her friend, Webmind--the consciousness that sprang from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web--but the Pentagon views him as a threat. No library descriptions found. |
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Some people want to destroy WebMind, some want to control it, some want to ensure it's freed and able to continue helping humanity. Caitlin is starting to find romance and getting used to using privacy in her own way and Hobo is getting a moment in the limelight. I liked how they used the Dr Theophilis for the avatar for WebMind but at the same time there should have been a talk about using people's voices and copyright versus fair use.
It wrapped things up, a little simply and I wonder now what would happen with Russia.... (