Review: Interesting Technology, Average Writing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2013
As a computer programmer myself, I found the technology in Connected to be fascinating.Unfortunately the plot around this technology was not as compelling because the characters were so limited.  The Russian mafia characters were out of a really bad TV episode.  The men seemed to lose any sensible thoughts when a woman appeared and the women either used sex as a tool or were dismissed as sick/unstable. For example, Peter spends a huge amount of time/energy trying to get his ideas peer-reviewed and published by a reputable journal when he could have published it on the internet immediately if he truly wanted it available to everyone.There were some interesting philosophical views presented by Roger, but they seemed extraneous to the main plot.  I wish there had been more effort to tie some of the ideas together.