Review: A look into the future!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2013
the premise of Ghosts of ARCADIA is a fascinating one that we inhabitants of the computational world can readily engage with. Essentially as the world becomes more interactive there will always be someone out there trying to push their own agenda.  What is fun about this work is that it is entirely plausible somehow and one can almost glimpse the future reality just around the courner.Our hero Miguel has followed his nose and the opportunities that his life has given him to investigate a seemingly dead story. The more he digs, the more he is dragged into the world of hacking and the world of ARCADIA.It struck me that he has a very easy time getting people to help him out. Clearly his Pulitzer has a substantial amount of clout in getting some pretty nervous people to open up. That was to me the one criticism. Otherwise this is a very intriguing story that is very nicely paced. The outcome became clear as the book progressed but was still surprising and interesting.Essentially this is an essay on the nature of life and reality and what will happen when virtual reality becomes even more enticing than it already is for some. What happens when we choose to live without actually being ther?