Review: Digital Extrovert now considering life as a Digital Hermit
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2012
I enjoyed this short story immensely. The premise was new but not foreign - how would your life change if privacy and social connections were inescapable? How intrusive is social media now - how much information do we willingly and unwillingly share about ourselves? How is that information used, dispersed? Can that information paint the wrong picture of our personality and actions - or alibi us in case we are suspected in a crime.Can that information be used to frame us for a crime we didn't commit?All these elements are present in this book, and I must admit since it's set in 2022 - it's not an implausible picture of the near future if social media and interaction continues on the path it is currently on.I love how the author weaved this tale - using technology as the focal point of the story without unnecessary geeky jargon to overshadow the plot. It was the perfect mix of innovation and technology currently available.There was enough suspense to keep me going, but a resolution that left me satisfied at the end - something often lacking in short stories - they either end up being cliffhangers or anti-climatic.I think I would read more from the author, especially the two books featured at the end of the short story. Both blurbs seemed interesting, it's nice to see a Kindle story formatted so well.