3 out of 4 stars
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Superhighway by Alex Fayman follows the story of an 18-year-old orphan named Alex Fine. He grew up in the foster care system and had poor luck finding a family who was willing to take him in permanently. As he grew older, he became a very intelligent young man. He accepted a full scholarship to go to Stanford in the fall after his eighteenth birthday. However, a sudden turn of events changed his plans for the future.
Alex discovers that he has the ability to get access to the Internet from computer power sources. He can also teleport through the Internet to various locations, including Los Angeles, Florida, and Amsterdam. He begins using this newfound power for philanthropic purposes. He does this by stealing money from the rich to give to the poor. Along the way, he finds a girl with whom he falls in love. Alex later finds himself in some trouble as the people that he stole from begin searching for him. Pretty soon, his past catches up to him, and he learns the true source of his abilities.
This book is very descriptive and well-paced. The chapters flow very well with one another. Fayman managed to create wonderfully three-dimensional characters with great background stories. He also excelled at explaining the technical details that were essential to the plot. Oftentimes, with sci-fi books, I’ll stop reading them because I don’t understand the theories and details behind the plot. That wasn’t the case with this book. I was able to follow along so easily. It was truly an engaging book and had me longing for more after I had finished reading it.
My main issue is the grammatical errors and typos that I caught all throughout the book. I found over ten of them before I was even halfway done. There were also many instances of missing words in sentences. All these mistakes slowed my reading down. The fast pace of the plot helps compensate for these issues, but they are still difficult to ignore. The book needs a bit more editing to remedy this problem.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It was a very delightful read. This book would be a great choice for those who enjoy a good sci-fi and/or adventure novel. I’d also recommend it to anyone who likes very well-rounded characters. Sadly, there were just too many errors in this book, and so I cannot give it a perfect rating.
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Superhighway
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