This book is very enlightening and well worth the read. It will clearly explain many facets of the Web in layman's terms. One doesn't have to be a technogeek to enjoy this book. It should be approached as an educational piece, a history of networked software robots and not a source pleasure reading. In places Leonard provides an exhaustive number of examples to drive points home that have been clearly made.
Bots is interesting because the subject matter is timely and fascinating.