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adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I listened to the first 80% of the book while I was driving on a roadtrip, but I read the rest from a book at the library when I got home. Truth be told, I liked the first third, which was more exciting, but there were nice moments in the other parts, too. The characters were believable, especially as they started changing, and I liked the development of the various relationships. I disagree with previous reviews: the first third might have felt more gadget-to-gadget, but the other two-thirds were not as much about the gadgets the team created as about the development of their desires into realities, the difficulties of balancing morality with business, the challenges that come with being part of a big business/corporation, and the effect technology has on culture. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone, but I did enjoy it.
Update 11/2/13: I just upgraded this book to four stars. It has continued to be in my consciousness since I finished it. Every time I heard about the maker community, 3D printers, cities doing cool things with abandoned malls and WalMarts, or anything else like that, I think of this book and how ahead of its time it was (or how behind the times I was).
Update 11/2/13: I just upgraded this book to four stars. It has continued to be in my consciousness since I finished it. Every time I heard about the maker community, 3D printers, cities doing cool things with abandoned malls and WalMarts, or anything else like that, I think of this book and how ahead of its time it was (or how behind the times I was).