Digital conspiracy, spying, big brother watching you… Not much more. It’s a simple B movie story, and therefore it is fast paced, I could flip it through in a long weekend. All the emerging concepts, ideas and lessons were already explained in a much more unique and interesting way in Black Mirror, X-files, 24, but even the light documentary series of Netflix provided more content.
What I’ve liked:
\- nice cover
\- the HUN version included a similarly nice bookmark
What I’ve hated:
\- present tense
\- weird terminus technicus
\- cliché Elon Musk character
\- technology is evil
\- short chapters, 1-2 pages
\- 2 dimensional, boring characters
\- product names in the text
\- a story without any original thought
The text is fast-paced, full of action, yet empty of content and weightless. It maybe entertaining for a long train or plane ride, but it’s best to get it from the library or just read something else instead.
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by besucherke