Review: Hacking our way to the end of the world...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
Cybersp@ce is a decent read. Mixing the topics of computer hacking, political delicacy, and Area 51 into an action story that could lead to the end. There was plenty of planning, and little bit of action, a dabble into romance; but all around pretty average. It did give a little suspense of what will happen next, but the anticipation was not strong because it was very predictable. There were no real clever "a-ha" moments or any twists and turns, but it was a good story on the straight and narrow.The pacing of the book was really nice and it didn't linger on anything too long so as to slow it down. The basis of the story, computers not being as secure as we think they are, is one of the topics that I read a lot so I have high expectations at this point. One of the things that was not done in the book was any explanation of the hacks or any real mention of the technology doing the hacking or being hacked. The book just seemed to take the easy route of glossing over the details. Not many people probably want to read about the technical details of a hack or the technology, but more details (to bring the reader into the moment more) about the action or mass destruction would have taken this book a long way. 100,000 people were killed by a nuclear reactor being hacked, and it is just glossed over. If there was more detail on the subject it would raise the blood lust the reader had toward those responsible instead of it just being a plot line we are following.Overall Cybersp@ce is a good read to just sit back and relax and not have to think. With the topics at hand it COULD have ended up being a very heavy (and long) book, but instead it was very light and something you could put down whenever you need instead of having to read at least one more chapter. If you want just a basic suspense book about computers and the possibility of the next world war, this is one that gives you exactly that.