Reviews

The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver

catsteaandbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ingo_lembcke's review against another edition

5.0

This is a real good book (fiction) about a few hackers. While it shows at times how old it is (BBS, AOL), I found it accurate and the methods are described without the usual mistakes. There is also a good balance between the computer-word and real-world, and a lot of action. The writing style of Deaver may get on your nerves after a few books, as it is obvious what to expect, but once in a while it is very gripping. There are only few fiction books I would compare it too, to mind come Rudy Rucker: The Hacker and The Ants (there is V 2.0 available) and Neal Stephenson: Snowcrash - but both books touch a wider range of problems, going in to SF and deep philosophical questions, so maybe the comparison is not entirely fair.
It is definitely not boring, and has a few pages in front with a collection of terms and abbreviations, explained. This should help a novice, so you do not need much or even any computer-knowledge to enjoy the book.

izzy_gxwer's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

fantaiil's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bumsonseats's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this one, if was exciting and fast-paced.
I was surprised that I enjoyed it this much because I didn't like Deaver Bind novel much at all.

arazxobama5's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely loved this book. So many plot twists. Some that seem blazingly obvious in hindsight. Would recommend one hundred million times over. Even if your not into geeky computer stuff, everything is broken down so we’ll. really enjoyable and informative read.

katemoxie's review

4.0

Intriguing, frightening, and sometimes tedious, but a good read.

pachypedia's review against another edition

4.0

Este libro no está mal, pero hasta ahí. Los personajes son bastante arquetípios y la estructura simplona, además, parece más un glosario de términos informáticos/hackers que una novela de ficción. Aún así, mantiene bien la intriga hasta el final.

sandin954's review against another edition

4.0

While I am on record as anti-serial killer this was really a well done thriller that was enhanced by the excellent narration of William Dufris.  Deaver has never disappointed me so far.

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

3.0

It was an ok read, nothing bad about it, just wasn't my taste with the computer hacker thing but it was kinda cool anyway because it was written a long time ago and was pretty out dated.