Age: 14
Title: Brain Jack
Author: Brian Falkner
Publisher: Random House
Pub Date: Sept 28
Galley: Yes
Nominate for Teens’ Top 10: Yes
Annotation: When Sam Wilson crashes the internet, phone, TV, ATMs, and bank systems all across the US, and then goes through a very unique job interview, it's just the beginning of an intense battle against a power-hungry electronic entity.
Recommend: Yes
Convince us to read the book: WARNING: will instill you with a paranoia (in a good way) of computer games, technology, and hackers. Apart from that, the idea of this technology-based future is very creative and, quite frankly, terrifying. This futuristic world is different from a lot of what's out there now in the sense that it feels very close. What the author describes could be 20 years from now, instead of 200 like in the Hunger Games.
Compelling Aspect of the Book: The plot was so gripping, I couldn't put it down. It kept me guessing, and was fast paced. I loved how creepy the whole video game addiction thing was, and the intricacy of the technology.
Were you disappointed with the book at all: Not so much disappointed, as confused by a couple of things. 1) Some of the descriptions of them fighting hackers seemed out of place. I would have liked more description about what the screens looked like, and the actual, physical actions they did (keys, mice, pressing buttons, etc.) 2) The relationship between Sam and Vienna was very sudden, there was no build up, and I wondered about how it continued.
Cover: First of all, this color green almost always gets a thumbs up from me. I'm not quite sure what exactly it is, but the design definitely looks computer-y, and dramatic.
Did you finish: Yes
Age Range: 12-17
Quality: 4Q Better than most
Popularity: 4P Broad general teen appeal
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