bakudreamer's review against another edition
3.0
Lot of things I didn't know about. ( IAACA : International Association for the Advancement of Criminal Activity ... )
jendella's review against another edition
5.0
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. A fascinating story that you couldn't make up in some parts. Thoroughly engaging, action-packed and incredibly well-researched. This a densely woven story of intrigue, featuring a cast of fascinating characters and technological props that I didn't know existed. Misha Glenny has done an amazing job and although I purchased this book out of a mere passing interest, I will most certainly be reading his other one.
minsies's review against another edition
2.0
This book is a mess, and it's only getting the second star because I find the subject matter interesting.
I realise that trying to find a timeline for the book would've been difficult, but this thing jumps all over the damn place (in both time and space) that it's difficult to follow the various threads of the story. There doesn't really seem to be a central character in all of it, which would've helped - even the focus on DarkMarket is muddied by the way Glenny sets it up in the context of other carder sites.
It also doesn't come to any particular conclusion; it is more of a 'here is a thing' book than a 'here is a thing and how it affects you' book (whatever the subtitle on the edition Goodreads picked says). There is very little practical information for the average person.
I realise that trying to find a timeline for the book would've been difficult, but this thing jumps all over the damn place (in both time and space) that it's difficult to follow the various threads of the story. There doesn't really seem to be a central character in all of it, which would've helped - even the focus on DarkMarket is muddied by the way Glenny sets it up in the context of other carder sites.
It also doesn't come to any particular conclusion; it is more of a 'here is a thing' book than a 'here is a thing and how it affects you' book (whatever the subtitle on the edition Goodreads picked says). There is very little practical information for the average person.
svarnyp's review against another edition
3.0
A good history, but sometimes it is quite confusing. A better kept chronology would probably help the clarity, now it looks more as the rambling of an old hacker.
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