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Summary: Easy to read dribble
Review: This book was too easy to read. The pages fly by as Kidd and LuEllen banter back and forth, battling the evil US government and evil US government contractors. It takes about 290 pages to discover why the bad guys are willing to kill in order to prevent the public from finding out what they are doing. As an engineer, I found some of the technical details humorous. Sandford (Camp) certainly tried to make it plausible, but I don't think so. One thing I didn't like was the lighthearted treatment of our heroes' moral behavior. And the connection of internet friends that help them is beyond belief as well. All in all, the book is entertaining, but not suspenseful, and a little hollow.
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Summary: average sandford
Review: This books has traditional features of other John Sanford novels: again it is well written, again the ending is the weakest part of the story, again there is a constant droning of left-wing party line on the background.Plot is (while it is full of holes) better than one in average Sandford's ware, ending is more disappointing than usual, left wing dronning is at annoyingly moronic level: good guys are tieves and members of exterme left underground, bad guy is a Republican, former intelligence officer and has a ranch in Crawford, TX etc. etc. So, overal level is average.
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Summary: A good read
Review: This is a good, tight story, with interesting, believable protagonists. Too many popular computer crime related books and movies fall into -- the 'hackers' perform feats that are so jarringly impossible that they detract from the story. Sanford avoids this trap. It is clear from the Kidd books that the author understands his subject, and avoids the easy trick of turning his hackers into comic-book heroes. As with all of Sanford's books, this one is hard to put down once you start it.
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Summary: Disappointing Kidd novel, not as good as the first two...
Review: This is the third novel starring Kidd, a computer hacker and painter and his partner in crime/lover LuEllen. After reading the first two books of the series ("The Fools' Run" and "The Empress File"), I had high hopes for this addition, especially regarding Kidd and LuEllen's on and off love relationship. However, it was diappointing. There was little or no character development since The Empress File. In the other two books, there was much character depth and the characters seem to come alive. Unfortunately, Kidd and LuEllen seemed two-dimensional in this story. The dialogue wasn't impressive either. The plot revolves around the mysterious death of a fellow computer genius who was killed while supposedly caught breaking into AmMath, a computer chip technology firm that the government hired to design encrytion technology. Rumors of the existence of a group of radical computer hackers opposing the US government called Firewall started to spread and appear on the news. There's also a list of screen names of people that were supposedly in this group. The most astonishing thing is that Kidd's, Bobby's, and their friends' screen names were included in that list! Kidd, LuEllen and Kidd's computer friends team up to try to find out what's going on before the FBI tracks them down. Behind all this is a big conspiracy arbitrated by a small group of people at AmMath. They will stop at nothing to protect and hide their secret. Kidd and LuEllen is once again faced with a dangerous opponent. The story is somewhat confusing and difficult to follow at times. Kidd's major breakthroughs and crack in the case were not apparent or easy to understand, even if he explained his train of thought. The story ended abruptly through the death of the villain. I still didn't understand how Kidd pulled that off. The best parts of the book were Kidd/LuEllen's plan and execution of their breakins into apartments and tricks used. Fans of Kidd/LuEllen may enjoy this book just because it's been so long that we see this duo since their last adventure. Even though this book was a major letdown, I'm still looking forward to Kidd/LuEllen's next appearance. Hope the author continues to write about them.
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Summary: Out of Sequence, but I'll fix that
Review: This was my first read of the Kidd Novels and I really enjoyed it. The author provides just enough hints of the plot to keep you guessing. The ending is satisfying and leaves you hungering for more. I will now order the other two Kidd novels and have them digested in time for the new one in November. I also have ordered all the early Prey novels. I'm looking forward to good reading.
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Summary: Out of Sequence, but I'll fix that
Review: This was my first read of the Kidd Novels and I really enjoyed it. The author provides just enough hints of the plot to keep you guessing. The ending is satisfying and leaves you hungering for more. I will now order the other two Kidd novels and have them digested in time for the new one in November. I also have ordered all the early Prey novels. I'm looking forward to good reading.
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Summary: Worst book ever!
Review: This was the worst book that I have ever read. The story was boring and hard to follow. The characters were not likable and the book was a chore to complete. Do not waste your time on this one!
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