Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Not nearly as shocking as Daemon, but a worthy conclusion to a very interesting plot nevertheless. Its ideas on distributed systems, oligopolic capitalism , the hero’s journey and distributed economic & social networks will stay with me for a while.
Daemon by Daniel Suarez
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I saw a friend of mine had recommended this book and I had to check it out. Its mixture of IT security, philosophy, gaming, mobile technology, economics and intrigue makes for a very engrossing read that mashes up all sorts of disparate ideas into a very exciting plot.
The only downside I can find is a certain ignorance of Hispanic culture and Spanish spelling where relevant, which struck me as a little odd. Still,I cannot recommend it enough.
Great midsummer weekend. The rest of the photos in Flickr.
Business trip to Copenhagen. The rest of the photos in Flickr, as usual.
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Somewhere between post-apocalyptic sci-fi, the Japanese classic Battle Royale and a teenager telenovela, this is a seriously entertaining page-turner in the young adult genre. Good escapist literature, even if sometimes I was annoyed by the pumped-up teenage girl drama and continuous cliffhangers.