"Digital Fortress," by Dan Brown

(Guest Post: Jessica C.)

Sex:2/5
Language:2/5
Violence:1/5
Did I love it:5/5

Great book! It's interesting and fun and exciting. Dan Brown manages to capture your attention from the first moment and keeps you anxious for more of the story. I enjoy books where I feel like the story could have actually taken place in real life, and this book is just like that. This book was probably one of the first books I ever read as a young adult and I loved it. I have read it a few times since and I enjoy it every time.

Plot: When the United States National Security Agency's code-breaking machine (TRANSLTR) encounters a new and complex code — Digital Fortress — that it cannot break, Commander Trevor Strathmore calls in Susan Fletcher, their head cryptographer, to crack it. She discovers that it was written by Ensei Tankado, a former NSA employee who became displeased with the NSA's intrusion into people's private lives. Tankado intends to auction the code's algorithm on his website and have his partner, "NDAKOTA", release it for free if he dies. Essentially holding the NSA hostage, the agency is determined to stop Digital Fortress from becoming a threat to national security.

Sex: Its been a while since i read the book. i don't remember much sex being in the book, but i rated it a 2 because I believe there is a brief scene between the main character and her love interest in the book. It'snot graphic or really explained in any way, just more or less implied.

Language: I do remember this book did have a few "S" words, maybe even a few "D" words, but overall it's not littered with language, and the few places it appears it is easily skipped over.

Violence: there is no violence that i can recall.