The Cuckoo’s Egg
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The Cuckoo’s Egg

by Clifford Stoll

1989•Documentary•400 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryespionagejournalisticfresh & originalheavyintricateemotionally undemandingsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsfighting evil

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Boxlist takeExpect a layered, unsentimental non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like easy over intense.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

In the days when the presence of a computer did NOT presume the presence of a network (they used to be freestanding units that could not easily communicate with another system), accounts to use the computer were expensive to maintain and heavily scrutinized by management.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryEspionageJournalisticSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphsFighting evil

Subjects

Soviet EspionageComputer crimesClassified Defense informationDatabasesBases de datosEspionaje rusoComputadorasControl de acceso

Details

Author
Clifford Stoll
Published
1989
Pages
400
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