Digital Fortress : A Thriller

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Summary: This book is .... just... beautiful...
Review: Dan Brown did a great job with Digital Fortress. I am so addicted to this book now... and yeah there are some really cool secrets hidden in the book. DAN BROWN IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!

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Summary: An incredible, fast-paced techno-thriller.
Review: This fabulous book draws the reader in with an incredible plot and refuses to let go. Filled with plot twists and hidden agendas, each revelation leads to a new possible solution. The reader constantly finds his or her own grasp of each situation being pulled away.

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Summary: Absolutely phenomenal! Treat yourself.
Review: I just read an advance copy of this book and absolutely loved it. I literally stayed up until dawn to see how it played out. It's got a great showdown and wild twist! This novel is both action-packed and highly intelligent -- with plenty of inside government info for spy-novel fans. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Brown crafts technology & suspense in a fast-paced thriller!
Review: This book grabbed my attention and never let me go! I was kept guessing until the end. For anyone intrigued with the possibilities of technology today, Digital Fortress is a must read!

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Summary: This is a great book, no doubt about it. Read in one sitting
Review: Do yourself a favor - get this book and find a nice Saturday afternoon to read it. What's great about it is that it not only is a great story, it's so relevant to everything that's going on in the world today. I actually came away feeling like I learned a lot about the government and the way it's dealing with the internet and the kinds of people involved. My favorite book in a while.

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Summary: ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS
Review: this book is one of the best books i have ever read. a littil slow in the begging but man the ending will blow your socks off. one of the best books i have ever read. THIS BOOK IS DA BOMB

WEST SIDE CONNECTION........ what now peace

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Summary: Another Highly interesting read from Dan Brown
Review: I found this book just as fascinating as " The Da Vinci Code"
The topic alone of Cryptology could keep me entertained for hours! All readers should bear in mind that Dan Browns books are fiction, readers have to decide what's real and what's not unless they are experts in that field.
I found the story highly plausible and imaginitive, and with continuing clever twists. As usual the decriptions of the settings were very entertaining.
Character depth can be notoriously difficult to create in thrillers without making the characters sound so corny.
It's probably one of the hardest genres due to the authors effort to create a fast paced novel that matches the topic.
A thoroughly enjoyable read for mine!

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Summary: NOT UP TO PAR
Review: I have read 3 of Dan Brown;s bookd, and thi is by far the worst. The plot is very straightforward and majority of the readers will figure out most of the ending by the halfway point.In addition there is virtually no suspense or the suspense is phony and forced.

Skip this one

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Summary: Quick read, fun if you ignore all the details....
Review: I read this book as it was given to me by my parents, whom thought it was 'pretty good.' I read it and while mildly entertained, I was really let down by the ludicous gaps in knowlege of systems and storage which are main elements in the book. My thought would be the author would at least research and know his stuff before he publishes. He refers to systems having hard drives, and in the same breath notes 'and if they shut down the power, all the information will be lost forever!!' Right. This misnomer is replicated constantly in parallel examples. If you dont know much about computers, it may all sound very convincing... However the double edge to that sword is, you will be very misinformed with how computers actually work.

Based on this read, I would not waste my time with other works by this author - I was let down too much..

** SPOILER WARNING **

Oh yes, lets not forget about the Mensa crypto folks who cant see anagrams of persons last names in a 10-12 char string..

Also annoying that I could see what was happening in the story 2 pages before the author spells it out through the characters...

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Summary: The little things he gets so wrong really bug me!
Review: I read Da Vinci Code when everyone else was reading it, then Digital Fortress, now I'm reading Angels and Demons. I enjoy Brown's plot and like his characters (1-dimensional as some people might think they are). Each book has some deeply geeky aspect that very few people have any chance of questioning. I'm not an art historian so I can take a lot of Da Vinci Code at face value and not wince. I'm not a cryptographer so Digital Fortress's esoteric technology is fine. But in Digital Fortress, Brown calls a computer that must be a workstation a "terminal" and in Angels and Demons he refers to a cell phone having dial tone. Now I happen to think that dial tone would be a great way for cell phones to indicate that they have service but in my experience, none do that. Didn't anyone edit these books? Geez.