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Summary: Worst line I've ever read in a novel
Review: I hung in to the end, as the writing continued to deteriorate, presumably as his deadline
approached, until being floored by the following (I'm quoting from memory here): "I assure you that in a hundred years, what
happened here today will be completely
forgotten, and in five hundred years will
be nothing but a distant memory". So I guess in a THOUSAND years it will be fresh in our minds? Jeez. Go read your cereal box. At least that's probably benefitted from an editor at some point.
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Summary: A computer thriller not worth reading.
Review: This novel had a very good start. With a gripping prologue and a promising idea, it was headed in a new intriguing direction. However, rather soon it became obvious that it wasn't about computers at all. (The pseudo-excerpts from C++ code were written in faulty BASIC, for example. The description of a virus was laughable, and so were the characters trying to understand it.) The book is about the Maya and the year 2000, hence the title. And it would still be an okay story, had it not been so incredibly redundant and vicious. The elements of gore, deaths, and suffering, add nothing to the storyline but a shiver through the readers' spines (thrillers are supposed to have an element of suspense, and not of disgust), and the repetition of certain phrases and ideas slow down the flow of the novel to a halt. By the middle of the book, the storyline gets so tedious and the events so repetitive, that the only motivation to keep reading is the desire to know how it ends. But the ending just kills all the hope that you saved up `til that moment. There is no climax and no shocking discovery, just an old "and they lived happily ever after." The characters are as plain as the pages they are printed on. Therefore, with no suspense, no computer references, and no real characters, this book is pretty much empty. I suggest everyone to skip it and read something else.
Rating: 
Summary: oh Pu-leeeez
Review: I bought this book looking to see what drivel someone would put into a book on the Y2K issue. I was not disappointed. I gave this two stars because I did bother to finish it. As far as the plot goes - been there, done that. There were some mildly interesting twists on occasion but overall it was too close to a rewrite of... On a whim, I looked to see if said 'author' had managed to get any other books printed since this abomination and lo I was amazed to see that not only had he gotten published again, but THIS WAS NOT HIS FIRST BOOK! Utterly mindblowing. This is one of the _least_ accurate computer books I have ever read (I'm a programmer). I was SHOCKED when I read that the author was "a 16 yr veteran of the computer industry". All I know is that he is no software guy. His attempt at trying to discribe a virus was totally laughable - dude, if you want to write more computer books, I'll be happy to consult w/ you - and I'll even do it for free. Flat characters, silly plot, technical inaccuracies over and over and over again and gratuitous violence is what you'll find. If you want a quick, mindless read this is your book. If you want a technothriller novel, well, look some place else. I'm not even going to waste my time reading any of his other books. Personally, I'd be embarrassed (if not richer) if I had my name on this book. Perhaps someone needs to tell this guy not to quit his day job.
Rating:
Summary: TRULY AWFUL
Review: This book almost had it but not quite. Too much technobabble for a computer illiterate person to read. Unless your highly advanced in computers, don't read this book. Good action and interesting plotline (a little far fetched) but too much computers!
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