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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I loved it a lot back when I read it in high-school. I remember I was not able to let it down because I was that entertained by it. Some of its twists were obvious and you could tell what was going to happen, but it still brought me the excitement needed.
I've come to realize very quickly that all of Dan Brown's novel employ the same basic formula. Real time thrillers that unfold from several perspectives at once. To which I say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. He's an absolute master at his method. Digital Fortress was his debut novel, but it marks the 4th book of his that I have read. Just as good, if not better than the others. Fast paced, non stop highs and lows, and new reveals and twists at every turn. I just can't put his books down. And they suck me in with a swiftness each and every time. They may be simplistic in style, but they also pack a high entertaining punch, at least for me. And I love how he writes his characters. You get just enough to care about them, but not so much that you get weighed down by every needless detail of their existence. It takes a high level of writing talent to get that across so easily. To a certain extent, if you've read one of his books, you've read them all, but I'll never tire of them. I think he may even be an underrated writer. He's one author I just wish would write faster. Start to finish, I loved this. If you like cracking codes and solving mysteries, I can't imagine you wouldn't enjoy it too.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As a not-so-proud loyal reader of Dan Brown, this was my second read of his following Deception Point and remember being annoyed by this one because where Deception Point had a cast of interesting characters, this one just had a bunch of characters who thought that the MC was gorgeous, which was agonizing
Not quite 3.5, maybe 3.2 for the fast paced story. I liked the story all the way except for the ending which was a cheese-fest. A room full of decoders and it takes an English professor to come up with the solution. C’mon!! Well written, characters are only mildly irritating and the twist was not original.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Bien que je ne fais pas grande partie du domaine des IT's, je me permets de dire que ce roman se porte sur la cryptanalyse , c'est à dire l'encodage et le décodage des messages.
La cryptanalyse permet à intercepter les messages pour faire ensuite le décodage si nécessaire.
Et c'est la raison d'être de la NSA, au sein de laquelle se trouve en secret l'ordinateur le plus puissant de décryptage , appelé :TRANSLTR
L'existence de TRANSLTR et même de la NSA se trouve en danger suite à la déclaration d'Ensei Tankado d'avoir mis en place un code incassable, ce qu'il appelle : forteresse digitale, et qui vise à le mettre aux enchères afin de garantir aux internautes leurs droits d'utiliser l'Internet en toute tranquillité et sans exposition aux yeux de quiconque, et d'en finir avec l'ere du contrôle permanent de la NSA.
Le commandant Strathmore, la cryptologue Mlle.Susan et le professeur David doivent trouver la clé de la forteresse digitale avant que les enchères aillent lieu.
La cryptanalyse permet à intercepter les messages pour faire ensuite le décodage si nécessaire.
Et c'est la raison d'être de la NSA, au sein de laquelle se trouve en secret l'ordinateur le plus puissant de décryptage , appelé :TRANSLTR
L'existence de TRANSLTR et même de la NSA se trouve en danger suite à la déclaration d'Ensei Tankado d'avoir mis en place un code incassable, ce qu'il appelle : forteresse digitale, et qui vise à le mettre aux enchères afin de garantir aux internautes leurs droits d'utiliser l'Internet en toute tranquillité et sans exposition aux yeux de quiconque, et d'en finir avec l'ere du contrôle permanent de la NSA.
Le commandant Strathmore, la cryptologue Mlle.Susan et le professeur David doivent trouver la clé de la forteresse digitale avant que les enchères aillent lieu.