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ecruz2021's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
traducienta's review against another edition
3.0
Tiene una buena trama. Pero para alguien como yo, que ya se ha leído todos los libros de Dan Brown, es repetitivo. As I said, la trama es buena, pero llega un momento en el que ya sabes más o menos que va a pasar con cada personaje porque ya reconoces los arquetipos de Brown. Con este, ya terminé de leer todos sus libros. Admito que es mi placer culposo.
lifenomad2's review against another edition
4.0
Sin Cera!
Was not like the rest of DB's (Langdon) books but still enjoyable.
Had some suspenseful moments and funny ones as well. But I still prefer the ones with Langdon.
Was not like the rest of DB's (Langdon) books but still enjoyable.
Had some suspenseful moments and funny ones as well. But I still prefer the ones with Langdon.
simonefroelich's review against another edition
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
imnotjohncandy1's review against another edition
5.0
Heard about this book from someone on twitter who complained about this having a fat character being typecast as a slob (said twitter user is a fat fetishist who thinks overweight people are 'aspirational'), and well I gave it a read and I love it, I don't see what he is complaining about. It has several aspects I love like the conspiracy elements.
imnotjohncandy1's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Despite the negative review from the one person who got worked up over a fat character being named Jabba (then again said person obviously gets turned on by thinking about overweight men all the time), this book is actually kind of cool and I really liked it.
irfan3's review against another edition
4.0
This is my first read of Dan Brown's book. I got this one from a small book rental near my school, which I hadn't know until my 3rd year there. I'm interested in this book because I liked computer and programming, as well as I understand a bit about cryptography.
The idea is clear, Digital Fortress is about a defense system on a computer. But actually, it's just an encryption algorithm that's impossible to decode. Contrary to Begofsky principle, which said no encryption is mathematically unsolvable. Guess what? There's no Begofsky principle in the real world. I tried to google it but everything I found about Begofsky came from this novel, haha.
The tension in this book is so dense that I had to read it real quick. The short length of chapters help me a lot, I like this kind of books. I love the complexity of the plot, but what I think had missing is, the moral of the story. Yes, it is an adventure of a hero and a heroine fighting to survive and solve something. And so what? Their motivation is duty, not love. And there are no significant moral value on it.
The characterization is nice, but I hate the idea of a respectable person turned into a villain. Well, that's a spoiler. Oops. I
The idea is clear, Digital Fortress is about a defense system on a computer. But actually, it's just an encryption algorithm that's impossible to decode. Contrary to Begofsky principle, which said no encryption is mathematically unsolvable. Guess what? There's no Begofsky principle in the real world. I tried to google it but everything I found about Begofsky came from this novel, haha.
The tension in this book is so dense that I had to read it real quick. The short length of chapters help me a lot, I like this kind of books. I love the complexity of the plot, but what I think had missing is, the moral of the story. Yes, it is an adventure of a hero and a heroine fighting to survive and solve something. And so what? Their motivation is duty, not love. And there are no significant moral value on it.
The characterization is nice, but I hate the idea of a respectable person turned into a villain. Well, that's a spoiler. Oops. I
jaifman's review against another edition
2.0
Sin entrar a valorar lo de la delirante visión de España que muestra el autor, ésta novela es bastante mediocre, con personajes bastante malos y planos, casi todos los hombres que aparecen resultan repugnantes y babosos.
Al principio tiene ritmo y se lee rápido como otras novelas de Dan Brown, y del mismo modo sabe atraparte. Pero al poco todo acaba siendo previsible y pierde mucho fuelle y cualquier interés que pudiera tener.
Tampoco es que llegue a aburrir en ningún momento pero la verdad es que es totalmente intrascendente.
Al principio tiene ritmo y se lee rápido como otras novelas de Dan Brown, y del mismo modo sabe atraparte. Pero al poco todo acaba siendo previsible y pierde mucho fuelle y cualquier interés que pudiera tener.
Tampoco es que llegue a aburrir en ningún momento pero la verdad es que es totalmente intrascendente.