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CRYPTO
CRYPTO: (TITOLO ORIG. - DIGITAL FORTRESS) | Dan Brown, Paola Frezza Pavese
La Crypto una branca della famosa NSA, la National Security Agency americana. La sua specialit appunto la crittografia, ossia la decifrazione di codici segreti che si teme possano costituire una minaccia per gli Stati Uniti e il mondo intero. A capo della squadra di supercervelli di questa agenzia c' la giovane e avvenente Susan Fletcher, matematica di fama. Susan, un giorno che sembra in tutto e per tutto come gli altri, fa una terribile scoperta; TRANSLTR, il supercomputer della Crypto preposto alla decrittazione in tempo reale dei codici pi complessi, va in stallo. Dopo le prime verifiche, si insinua nei tecnici la certezza che non si tratta di un guasto, n di un atto di terrorismo informatico. Semplicemente TRANSLTR al lavoro, alle prese con un algoritmo mai incontrato e che non riesce a decifrare. Ben presto questo codice misterioso, che gira indisturbato in rete, avr un nome; Digital Fortress, la fortezza digitale. La chiave della sua inespugnabilit letteralmente tra le dita del suo creatore, essendo stata incisa sul retro di un anello. Ma Ensei Tankado, ex matematico della NSA, morto in un attacco cardiaco pi che sospetto, e l'anello sparito. Comincia da quel momento una caccia senza esclusione di colpi per impadronirsi della chiave che d l'accesso al codice inespugnabile. E Susan, aiutata in questa corsa contro il tempo dal fidanzato Dave Becker, scoprir che tra coloro che cercano l'accesso alla Fortezza Digitale per gli scopi pi oscuri, c' pi di un insospettabile...
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SimoneFroelich
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Mehso-so

3.75/5📚

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SimonB901
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Cryptic

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pxrtypo1sxn
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it's a great “beach read“, ya know? very fun and dramatic, but not a serious book. good for when you're in the mood for something light.

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Samary
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Got a big box of books! It was fun going through them all. About 75, though I haven‘t officially counted. Got it from booksbythefoot.com

CaffeineAndCandy 💜💜💜... the dog can't wait 4y
Samary @CaffeineAndCandy lol, right? She‘s like ok I want my bed back now 🥰😊 4y
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Philonist
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" EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. THE IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES LONGER."

"And when you get where you're going, you darn well better look great."

" Act first, explain later."

Time taken : 6hrs.

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eat.sleep.read.repeat I LOVE this book 😍 4y
Philonist I love it too!! One of the best reads out there. 4y
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Hiddenstar
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Ahead of its time

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bliophile
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I wouldn't say this was my favourite Dan Beown book as i felt the plot was a little bit predictable. However, i did enjoy the read 🌟🌟🌟

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MonikaShree
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Well written book with a good amount of suspense and thrill. Though I could guess a few twists, the book was a very good entertainer. I would recommend it to all those who reads novel for a pure enjoyment rather than for criticism...

Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🤗🌸 6y
CoffeeNBooks Welcome to Litsy! 📚 6y
rretzler Welcome to Litsy! 📖 Enjoy! 6y
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Tadams4
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Dan Brown is always entertaining. So many twists and turns. The story always keeps you thinking and is enticing until the end. Interesting parallels with today‘s governmental influence of control of information.

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Tadams4
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Although this Dan Brown book was published in 1998, the story‘s interesting parallels with today‘s governmental‘s influence over control of information is engrossing until the end!

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Crazeedi Beautiful fur friend 😽 6y
rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 6y
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DieAReader
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5⭐️

CoverToCoverGirl Believe it or not I‘ve never read any of his books. 6y
DieAReader I was a huge fan of DaVinci Code but not Angels & Demons (didn‘t even watch the movie lol) This was a stand alone & that‘s the only reason I got it tbh 6y
bookcollecter Great book and nearly before it's time....aka before #Snowden & #Assange 6y
bookcollecter You may also like another earlier work of his #DeceptionPoint again this one is almost prophetic considerimy what they found in Antartica recently 6y
DieAReader Ty @bookcollecter I‘ll keep an eye out for it! 6y
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faraz5five
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That's when your little one tells you that he's more intellectual than you 😉

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clconn17
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Dan Brown‘s books are always so hard to put down! Non-stop action and interesting storylines. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dragon Yes they are. I wish he would write another one soon. 😀🐉 6y
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MarticaMustRead
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🎧📖😁👍 #Audiobook #LibrarianLife #TGIF

I was completely entertained & flew through this one.

Mr. Brown does it again & I'm not mad at him. 🤗

callielafleur I really liked his earlier stuff before Da Vinci Code 6y
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MarticaMustRead
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🎧📖🍞🍳🍯 #Audiobook #BooksOverBreakfast #CurrentListen

Dove into Mr. Brown's backlist this morning over breakfast. 😋

Already 10 chapters in & I'm loving it.
It has strong 'Langdon' vibes but set in high stakes technology arena. (Think NSA & national security)

Or perhaps I feel that bc it's narrated by the same guy who reads all the Robert Langdon books- I love his voice. 👂👍

Have a feeling I'll be finishing this one fairly quickly! 🤓

Zelma Mr. Z just devoured Origin. I will recommend this one to him when he needs another Dan Brown. 6y
MarticaMustRead 👍Awesome @Zelma , I think he'll enjoy it! 6y
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Bateman

Good!

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actyste
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new bookmark

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oly

Nothing is impossible. The impossible just takes longer.

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IndianBookworm
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I am a Dan Brown fan and I've loved 'Angels and Demons' and 'Da Vinci Code'. Digital Fortress is an exciting and thought-provoking debut from author Dan Brown. With nonstop action and a fascinating plot Digital Fortress is an example of the techno-thriller at its very best. I have mixed opinion about the ending. It was good but didn't have the WOW factor like the other books. I personally feel being a debut novel, it was quite good.
4.2/5⭐

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Richryan52
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I am a big Dan Brown fan. This is his first novel and it shows. Although the book has a great pace with non-stop action, much of what transpires is fueled by coincidence. While a cryptographer struggles to decipher an unbreakable code, her fiancé is sent to Spain to retrieve a ring that holds the key. There‘s a great deal going on with the the two tales and the security of the U.S. hangs in the balance. Plausibility is at a minimum here.

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bibliophagebecky
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One of 3 bookshelves I have! I have no shame!! #iwantmore #readallthebooks #addicted

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Itsmehere

Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer..

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Christinak
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Ooooh mail came today! I am currently waiting for some new releases I have ordered and are in route - sadly they did not come today BUT this awesome bookmark from @LibrarianRyan did! I really enjoyed the #characters2017 challenge as it made me think IN the books I have read and love and not just their title or cover! #bookmarklove
#newbookmark #happydance

JazzFeathers 😍😍😍 7y
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catsuit_mango
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It's a fun read as long as you :
A) don't mind that the main female character is of course very smart but also has to be very attractive,
B) are willing to overlook a few incohérences and too many coincidences in the story,
C) remember that it was written when Netscape was the best tool for 'websearch'...

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i.read.you.too
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Please accept this humble fax. My love for you is without wax.
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Anyone else know the anagram??

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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I pass the NSA on my way to work 😎 #DigitalFortress #DanBrown #Maryland #SetNearWhereYouLive #RIOTGRAMS #BookNerd 📚❤️

Ms_T I ❤️that book! 7y
Cortg Have you visited the cryptology museum at NSA? It's free, open to the public and they have an enigma machine you can actually touch. 7y
JuliaTheBookNerd @Cortg I haven't, I pass by all the time but never give it much thought. I'll have to check it out 😊 7y
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StefanyLC
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I don't think there's anything this man could write that I wouldn't just devour!!! Had two days off in a row and got some much needed reading time in! Read half the book in 4 hours total! LOVE this!!

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unspokenunbroken
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'Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.' #danbrown #fiction #thriller #mystery #currentlyreading #bookoftheday

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Dempsey
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Y'all. This book was like reading a bad movie. But I had so much fun doing it. #readathon #minichallenge

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Kat_Reads
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This was a reread from high school, and I definitely enjoyed it more when I was 14. It was a little predictable and anticlimactic to me. Hard core Dan Brown fans might enjoy this, but everyone else might want to skip it

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azulaco
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Catching up on #readjanuary Day 13 - book set in my city. I pulled this one from my TBR pile. I live in the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC and this book is set in the Maryland suburbs of DC, but it's all DC. 🙂

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mrsmamfa
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This was a great read! The ending had me flying through the pages dying to know what was going to happen!! Dan Brown never disappoints!! 👌

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marzee
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Oh my dear Lord!! So many twists and turns, felt like a roller coster ride. People around me thought i was crazy with my eyes suddenly going wide and my jaw dropping open. There were moments when I was holding my breath and didn't realise it until i let go...
Absolutely enjoyed every single bit of it!

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marzee
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Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.

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mrsmamfa
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Victorialeanna 👌🏽🙌🏽 8y
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Lestatsoul
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I tried four times reading this... Every time I got to chapter two and gave up.

TiffanyWade It took me a few restarts as well. I finally pushed through it and I found it to be meh. 8y
Lestatsoul Well then no sense in giving it another go... 👍 8y
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literati
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No. Bad. Even I, at 14, knew this was garbage.

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