This is my new favorite fiction novel. This book felt realistic to me. I found it more engaging than 1984.

Looking over other reviews I see people noted that the antagonist was a straw man, the techno-slang was distracting, and the romance was cliche. I found Charles less ridiculous than Draco Malfoy and the slang much less distracting than Neuromancer. The romance was cliche, but it was teenage. I occasionally questioned some of the technical specifics, but I didn't get hung up on any plot holes.