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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Fortres... MsPibel | Jun 15, 2009 |   This was, to be blunt, complete pants. A really stupid story about a central US computer/code breaker, with a ridiculous number of plot holes, making the whole thing pointless. One to avoid. (  )michaeldwebb | Jun 6, 2009 | once again a book that had such good potential is ruined by Dan browns awful writing style. For all the character development, if they turn this into a movie they may as well use stickmen. This book is a better story than any of his other novels but it is barely readable because of poor penmenship. I must admit by the time i finished it i was paying no attention, but i sincerly doubt that i missed anything good. ( )rincewind1986 | May 23, 2009 | I'm embarrassed I have this book after thinking the "Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" were both overrated. I recall being out of reading material in a small airport with limited selections and hoping for the best. As with other Brown books, character development is minimal and the writing is weak. It's like reading a Hollywood movie - and in this case, a pretty bad one. (  )gbill | May 15, 2009 | Amateurish, with a nonsensical plot that still manages to be predictable, careless characterizations featuring NSA experts that, like the author, know absolutely nothing about computers or cryptology (not even the difference between 'codes' and 'cyphers'). If this had been the first Dan Brown book I'd read, you'd NEVER have gotten me to read the enjoyable Angels and Demons (or the less enjoyable but more controversial Da Vinci Code). ( )Shijuro | May 11, 2009 | 0.066 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0312995423, Mass Market Paperback)In most thrillers, "hardware" consists of big guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode. Dan Brown has written a thriller for those of us who like our hardware with disc drives and who rate our heroes by big brainpower rather than big firepower. It's an Internet user's spy novel where the good guys and bad guys struggle over secrets somewhat more intellectual than just where the secret formula is hidden--they have to gain understanding of what the secret formula actually is.In this case, the secret formula is a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader along into an understanding of encryption technologies. You'll find yourself better understanding the political battles over such real-life technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of fiction. Although there's enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the real battleground is cyberspace, because that's where the "bomb" (or rather, the new encryption algorithm) will explode. Yes, there are a few flaws in the plot if you look too closely, but the cleverness and the sheer fun of it all more than make up for them. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and a lot of high, gee-whiz-level information about encryption, code breaking, and the role they play in international politics. Set aside the whole afternoon and evening for it and have finger food on hand for supper--you may want to read this one straight through. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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