Digital Fortress

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Susan is, in short, a code breaker. David, a professor. Tankado, a very talented programmer. Digital fortress is an uncrackable encryption. David i... (show more)

Susan is, in short, a code breaker. David, a professor. Tankado, a very talented programmer. Digital fortress is an uncrackable encryption. David is sent to Spain to try and find the passkey for digital fortress after Tankado dies of an heart attack, and he has to run for his life. This book was fast paced and it was interesting. At some stages it was easy to guess what was going to happen next, and at others, the surprise was pleasant to find out that your guess was as wrong as wrong ever was. With a lot of twists and turns, Brown keeps you guessing as to what the end will be. This novel, in a way has a sad ending, and a very unexpected revelation in the epilogue. Worth the read, I am sure a lot of people read this one in one sitting. It is very hard to put down. (show less)

 

 

by Henri Uitenweerde

No, it's a flop!

Just awful. If I'd read this when I was 12 I'd have loved it, but this is not a book for those who use joined-up writing. If you must read this I r... (show more)

Just awful. If I'd read this when I was 12 I'd have loved it, but this is not a book for those who use joined-up writing. If you must read this I recommend sugar and caffeine to addle your reason enough to put up with its unrealistic characters, comic book scenarios, and typical (Dan dan Daaaaan!) Brown cliffhangers at the end of every chapters. Or you could recycle your copy into paper for real literature. (show less)

 

 

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  All of Dan Brown's books are exactly the same, just with different settings, and the very static characters simply have their names switched around from book to book. If you're going to read any of his books, choose one, and don't read another.

   

   

  by Anonymous User on Mar 26, 2008 at 05:55AM

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  Digital Fortress is a inane read and pretty poorly written. This is another story of a bumbling assassin and genius puzzle solvers caught up in a web of intrigue, or at least caught up in the stupidity of the author.

  It could actually have been somewhat entertaining if Dan Brown had done even a modest amount of research into cryptography and computer science. Instead he made things up and based the foundation of the book on a false assumption. The information he needed is readily availabl... (show more)

  Digital Fortress is a inane read and pretty poorly written. This is another story of a bumbling assassin and genius puzzle solvers caught up in a web of intrigue, or at least caught up in the stupidity of the author.

  It could actually have been somewhat entertaining if Dan Brown had done even a modest amount of research into cryptography and computer science. Instead he made things up and based the foundation of the book on a false assumption. The information he needed is readily available and isn't in the slightest obscure. So, given the shear amount of work that goes into writing a novel it's amazing that he got lazy on some small amount of background research and forged ahead anyway.

  And to top it off the last puzzle our heroes are to solve the reader is able to solve in seconds, but is forced to read through a half hour of bumbling.

  Alas, if you liked The Davinci Code, which is a fun read, you might like this one, though probably not. (show less)

   

   

  by Adam Schwartz-Lowe on Sep 20, 2009 at 10:34PM

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