Yasir Bilgic reviewed Dijital kale by Dan Brown
Review of 'Dijital kale' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
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Mass Market Paperback, 528 pages
English language
Published Aug. 13, 2013 by Corgi Books.
3 stars
(131 reviews)
National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland: when the most powerful intelligence organization on earth's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, it calls for its head cryptographer. Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage...not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple US intelligence.
Seville, Spain: the creator of the code, Ensei Tankado, is found dead. And with him has died the secret to an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Forever.
From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, betrayed on all sides, Susan Fletcher finds herself fighting not only for …
National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland: when the most powerful intelligence organization on earth's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, it calls for its head cryptographer. Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage...not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple US intelligence.
Seville, Spain: the creator of the code, Ensei Tankado, is found dead. And with him has died the secret to an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Forever.
From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, betrayed on all sides, Susan Fletcher finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end. for the life of the man she loves. --back cover
Review of 'La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This was a very entertaining read. I'm in the computer business since a long time, and this is an older story. All the references to the old computers (and old days) really talked to me and made me smile.
I think Mr Brown did a great job writing about all this while also creating an intriguing story.
The end was most surprising. The book is a prime candidate for anyone who loves big computers and puzzles. Sincerely.
Balise reviewed La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Review of 'La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
This book made me yell more than once. Dan, my dear, crypto doesn't work that way. Really. Not. And I'm very much annoyed, because I still wanted to know what happens, because suspense, you can write. But it wouldn't have been that much harder for your book to be readable by people who have some basic (really, basic) notions of crypto. Very annoying. And all of this to yell the answer to the final enigma 15 pages before the people who are supposed to be living gods actually find it. The book's premise is that NSA can decrypt everything they can intercept, except that some guy claims that he found an unbreakable algorithm. Problem is, the technical elements of the story are so bad that the whole thing breaks down. Kind of a waste, because otherwise it would probably be quite a nice thriller. Grmbl.
Review of 'La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
What Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons must feel like for history scholars. If you are even slightly familiar with the technological concepts in this book it is incredibly painful to read.
Review of 'La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
my favorite Dan brown book
drizzy reviewed Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Review of 'Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
My favourite from Dan Brown's work. Perhaps because of my focus on computers and security :) I liked that he got more-less all things right without being too technical.
Review of 'La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
Too slow, gave up.
surya reviewed La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Review of 'La Fortaleza Digital / Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Again this is one of the books that made me like computers even more.
Read during my school days and this only added more fuel to my passion for computer networks and security.
Armamix reviewed Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Review of 'Digital Fortress' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
Tempted to tag this as fantasy but I'll let it go. This book challenged my ability to suspend disbelief beyond its limit.
bookelf reviewed Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Review of 'Digital Fortress' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
i was a big fan of da vinci code.. but somehow this book failed to impress... i wouldnt recommend this one..
Subjects
- Fiction, espionage
- Fiction, technological
- Fiction, thrillers, general