Digital Fortress...

Hi Everybdy...

I just finished with Digital Fortress sometime back and was quite impressed with the book foregoing some small flaws... I was wondering what you people think of the book...😊 How would you rate it on a scale of 10... Did you find any flaws in it - anything you would have wished to change, any other aspect that didnt appeal much or just any other comment in general on the book...

Thanks

Sachin first of all welcome to the forum! 😃

Sorry i havnt read the bk!

I wud give the buk 6/10 that too being as lenient as I can.
I felt the book to be immensely gripping at the beginning but sumwhere down the lane, it loses its pace and gets really stupid at the end. I dont want to spoil the suspense of anyone who hasnt read the buk yet but chanced accidentally to read this post, and so I wont mention what was so stupid about it but I only Imply some revelation which were idiotic to the core...Love kahaan se aa gaya bhai!!? 😆 🤢
My fav character was ruined hell so much!
But I liked the Code breaking at the end..It was very intelligent and all..
But as I said..I got a distaste down the lane, it became so messy---it was kind of a Typical American Novel...
so give it a try , u may not be too disappointed afterall.
as for me, I think Dan Brown's A&D and Da Vinci stand head n shoulder's abv DF and DF pales very much in comparison.

Originally posted by: cool_pooja

Sachin first of all welcome to the forum! 😃

Sorry i havnt read the bk!

Hey Pooja - thnx a lot for the welcome...😊 I have always loved reading but never got a chance to take out time for it - earlier due to studies, and then work... Finally I was able to spare time out and this was the book I made a start with after a long time... And here I am in this forum😛 Before this, the last book I read was Treasure Island as I just love it for various reasons😳 Hope to have some nice discussions here...

Originally posted by: lucky_lakshmi

I wud give the buk 6/10 that too being as lenient as I can.
I felt the book to be immensely gripping at the beginning but sumwhere down the lane, it loses its pace and gets really stupid at the end. I dont want to spoil the suspense of anyone who hasnt read the buk yet but chanced accidentally to read this post, and so I wont mention what was so stupid about it but I only Imply some revelation which were idiotic to the core...Love kahaan se aa gaya bhai!!? 😆 🤢
My fav character was ruined hell so much!
But I liked the Code breaking at the end..It was very intelligent and all..
But as I said..I got a distaste down the lane, it became so messy---it was kind of a Typical American Novel...
so give it a try , u may not be too disappointed afterall.
as for me, I think Dan Brown's A&D and Da Vinci stand head n shoulder's abv DF and DF pales very much in comparison.

Oh Gosh, I agree with u so so much on most of what you have said👏 Exactly my thoughts, although I might be happy giving the book a 7/10 from my side😳 I totally agree - the book started off so brilliantly, but it took a slump towards the middle... I felt some parts were totally avoidable - they overdid the Spain portions a bit more than my liking... Also, towards the end, I felt there was a lot of unnecessary confusion and drama with Starthmore and Crypto and that stupid TRANSLTR threatening to get burnt 😆 For the code breaking, I think it was good till the point when they made the characters meaningful, but after that it should have been childs play and was again over stretched - the moment I saw Uranium there, I knew it was *(I edited it to avoid spoiling the suspense)😳, but somehow, those top security officials and programmers couldnt make it out😕

On the whole I still liked it😊

Originally posted by: smallwonder

Hey Pooja - thnx a lot for the welcome...😊 I have always loved reading but never got a chance to take out time for it - earlier due to studies, and then work... Finally I was able to spare time out and this was the book I made a start with after a long time... And here I am in this forum😛 Before this, the last book I read was Treasure Island as I just love it for various reasons😳 Hope to have some nice discussions here...

I think i have read treasure island but like long time back so really dont remember..😳

Originally posted by: smallwonder

Oh Gosh, I agree with u so so much on most of what you have said👏 Exactly my thoughts, although I might be happy giving the book a 7/10 from my side😳 I totally agree - the book started off so brilliantly, but it took a slump towards the middle... I felt some parts were totally avoidable - they overdid the Spain portions a bit more than my liking... Also, towards the end, I felt there was a lot of unnecessary confusion and drama with Starthmore and Crypto and that stupid TRANSLTR threatening to get burnt 😆 For the code breaking, I think it was good till the point when they made the characters meaningful, but after that it should have been childs play and was again over stretched - the moment I saw Uranium there, I knew it was *(I edited it to avoid spoiling the suspense)😳, but somehow, those top security officials and programmers couldnt make it out😕

On the whole I still liked it😊

well often what u dont make out is the simplest thing in the world..who wud have thought that Ensie(My memory gets it right doesnt it? I am not sure if thats his name...😳) was giving it away with his hands!?😉
I liked the Crypto part n all fine...U know a "Digital Fortress", an impregnable code will absolutely ruin NSA. Strathmore obviously was very worried. I liked all that stuff. And at the end, Brown stuck to being realistic and prudent and it turned out to be a hollow threat but boy didnt it work?? TRSLATR got blown up and so did the brain behind it!(😭)...what seemed bizzare to me was that Love that propped up sumwhere down the lane b/w u know who! (pity it was a one way traffic...already reserved!)😆
and to sum extend, I found the Spain part entertaining...At the end, it was terriffic but at the same time idiotic in many ways but so be it...
Its not a bad read, But not at all a satisfying one.

Hi Everybdy...

I just finished with Digital Fortress sometime back and was quite impressed with the book foregoing some small flaws... I was wondering what you people think of the book...😊 How would you rate it on a scale of 10... Did you find any flaws in it - anything you would have wished to change, any other aspect that didnt appeal much or just any other comment in general on the book...

Thanks

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Not much to say but it is a readable, typical American book.

Originally posted by: nitasuni

Not much to say but it is a readable, typical American book.

Wat is a typical American Book's definition😳

i read this boo abt 2 yras ago.
and i completely agree that the book was very gripping in the begining and lost its by the end.
and the whole book i alwyas took it as fatherly love not THE LOVE. lol. well dan brown was doing a great job with the suspense and then just overboard it with suprises by adding the one way love thing. well neways.
the sweetest thing i got from this book was the who without wax thing.
whenever i write a personal note/letter i always put it at the end.
i think its neat how dan brown added tht in the book.
😊