Brain+Jack



Title of Book: Brain Jack

Name of Author: Brian Falkner

Copyright Year: 2009

Length of Book: 349 Pages

Genre of Book: Action Thriller

Synopsis of Book: Las Vegas is destroyed in a terrorist attack. Black Hawk helicopters patrol the skies over New York City. And immersive online gaming is the most dangerous street drug around. In this dark near-future, technology has leapt forward once again, and neuro-headsets have replaced keyboards. Just slip on a headset, and its the internet at the speed of thought. For teen hacker Sam Wilson, a headset is a must. But as he becomes familiar with the new technology, he has a terrifying realization. If anythng on his computer is vulnerable to a hack, what happens when his mind is linked to the system? Could consciousnss itself be hijacked? Before he realizes what's happened, Sam's incursion against the world's largest tele-communications company leads him to the heart of the nations cyber defense network and brings him face to face with a terrifying and unforeseen threat.

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This book is about: Sam likes to hack into systems for fun and to see if he can shut them down and then get out without his identity being detected.

My favorite character in this book is __ because: Sam, when he gets in trouble he is calm, he doesn't panic and go insane, unlike Fargas he just starts screaming and its annoying.

I liked / didn't like this book because: I liked this book for the most part because it catches your attention and makes you want to keep reading it. I also like the way its written.

You should / should not read this book because: I recommend that you should read this book for the most part because it catches your attention and makes you want to keep reading it. I also like the way its written.

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The rating system for this book is on a scale of 1 to 5 stars with 1 star being a horrible book, and 5 stars being a must read. Student rating for this book: 4/5

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