About this title: A former National Security Agency programmer threatens to release a mathematical formula that will allow organized crime and terrorism to skyrocket, unless the code-breaking computer that is used to keep them in check but that violates civil rights is not exposed to the public.
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"Alright, I luffed the plotline, but the characters were a bit weak.
What would happen if everyone in the world had access to every top secret file? Locations of field agents, people in the Witness Protection Program, everything.... What would happen if everyone had access to this high security information? Total chaos. The Crypto team race against the clock to unravel the mystery behind the death of a former employee who was the mastermind behind the ingenious code destroying NSA from the inside out. Tankado. A cripple with just three fingers.
It was a fantastic plot, and twists lurked in every page. There were parts I was confused, but after re-reading I understood.
Other than that, the book was fair. The characters were a bit weak, needed a stronger background. I wasn't really pleased with how every male in the NSA seemed to be taken with Susan. Eurg. Well, maybe not /every/ one, but;; that security guard at the beginning, the Commander, and Greg Hale. Not to mention David, but you knoww. That's four if you count him. .-.
So, other than the plot, this book was okay, but not really one of my favorites."
"If the roundly reviled The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are examples of Dan Brown at his most polished, you can only imagine how bad he was during his early career.
Actually, you can imagine, or you can read Digital Fortress and find out for yourself. But I don't recommend it. Where the Langdon books spill their secrets like Robert Hanssen to anyone with a basic knowledge of French, or of Latin roots, Digital Fortress boasts a simplistic play on words that crumbles, fortune cookie-like, to anyone who knows Spanish. Yes. Spanish. Like right and left hooks from Butterbean, the plot twists come molasses-slow and predictable. Where The Da Vinci Code was at least a fun ride with some lazy narration and gaping plot holes, Digital Fortress isn't even a guilty pleasure; only a guilty purchase.
I could go on, but I won't. Let me just say, in closing, that Digital Fortress was so stupid, my ears popped every time I opened the book."
"I wouldn't normally pick up a title like this -- but because it was a Dan Brown book - I did. He is an excellent writer - this book is no exception. It's definitely not on the same lines as DaVinici Code or Angels & Demons, but it's still a good book that keeps you turning the pages."
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