Books: Rainbows End
I haven't posted a book review in a while, eventhough I have actually been reading. I finally finished this one by Vinge. I thought it was ok. I had trouble following it at times, but I thought it was interesting as a work of speculative fiction.
It was a "time travel/fish out of water" story of sorts. The main character, who was stricken with Alzheimer's, is cured 20 years later, through the miracles of medical technology, and of course, the world he awakens to is very different. The main difference being how pervasive wireless/network/communications technology is at that point. Hand-held devices are a thing of the past and most people "wear" their computers and phones, which are built into their clothing. Extra bonus: you also have the ability to "overlay" different virtual realities on your view of the world.
If you are any kind of gamer or Internet-aholic, this novel is for you.
It was a "time travel/fish out of water" story of sorts. The main character, who was stricken with Alzheimer's, is cured 20 years later, through the miracles of medical technology, and of course, the world he awakens to is very different. The main difference being how pervasive wireless/network/communications technology is at that point. Hand-held devices are a thing of the past and most people "wear" their computers and phones, which are built into their clothing. Extra bonus: you also have the ability to "overlay" different virtual realities on your view of the world.
If you are any kind of gamer or Internet-aholic, this novel is for you.
