Scott Allan Morrison

Not a bad book by any means, but much less of a techno-thriller and more of an Jason Bourne-type adventure. Some of the action sequences took way too long and there wasn't near enough technology-action which made the start of the book so interesting.

I was surprised how close the political landscape matched our current situation. I also found the technology tidbits extremely interesting, if at times even a little non-plausable.

Probably won't read it again, but not complete garbage either.… (plus d'informations)

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Circles is the most popular social network in the world. People are drawn to it, not just for the interaction, but because most of their daily lives have some link to it. But when the network is suddenly and professionally hacked, things are suddenly not as good as they seemed.

The narration was done by David Colacci and he does a bang-up job. They really picked a wonderful narrator that fits the work perfectly. The “tone” of the book seemed to work perfectly with Colacci’s narration style and the two really worked off of each other. The quality was what I’ve come to expect from Brilliance audio nothing less than perfect.

Sometimes books take a few minutes for me to get into them. Others take a couple chapters, and some I just have a hard time ever understanding what the author was trying to get to. This book grabbed me from the onset. Granted I work in tech and a lot of what he was writing about I see on a daily basis–but just the overall feel of the book really grabbed me.

The mix of technology and action really makes this the perfect technothriller. There were parts where the action was fast-paced and brutal, then there were parts explaining social bots that were highly technical without being boring. It was really a perfect mix of these two genres.

Overall, I’m sad that I put this book off for so long (only a month or so). I really enjoyed it and found myself staying up to find out what happened next. The length was perfect, it wasn’t too long where it felt like it was dragging out, or too short where the author left me begging for me — it was just right. The proverbial three little pigs moment.

I will definitely be looking forward to books to come from Morrison.

Audiobook was provided for review by the publisher.… (plus d'informations)