DIGI Book Review

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By Gary Sheerin

Peter Dempster is a non-entity at his high school, an afterthought, and a social outcast. He’s not athletic enough to run with the jocks or rich enough to hang with the high society crowd, and he’s not talented enough to…well, do anything with computers or science, so he’s not even a nerd. 

But when he’s struck by lightning one night while sitting at his computer, everything changes. He changes. And pretty soon, it’s clear that no one can ignore him anymore. 

This chance event knocks Peter out and knocks him into the realization that he can fold into his computer screen and into a digital world. In his digitized form, Peter interacts with the bits and bytes and other never before seen or heard or understood personalities that make up Cyberworld. 

It’s a dangerous world, both inside and out. But he’s not just a strange new visitor – he’s been expected. An unknown ‘they’ have been watching Peter’s every move. 

This place will transform Peter into something he would never have thought he could be or even aspire to be - a hero. 

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***MY HONEST REVIEW OF DIGI***

Peter was the bottom student in his computer lab class. This was because he understood very little about computers. Terry, on the other hand, was a genius with computers, and loved to bully Peter. That is, until Peter was struck by lightning, and instantly could see and enter the inside of his computer. Then after Terry secretly releases a very destructive virus, it is up to Peter, with the help of his new digital friends inside his computer, to find the patch before it’s too late.

I was drawn into Peter’s family struggles, and how common they are, bullying, depression, joblessness, poverty. I enjoyed this story with all the likeable characters, except for Terry. The digital characters were given such fun personalities, and made the plot easily maneuverable. This was definitely a new and interesting way to portray computer programming.

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Having worked with Disney as the lead engineer for Disney Quest in Orlando, I understand how technology and stories inform each other. Being an architect for AT&T and focusing on network security, I created the characters by dissecting the different parts of a TCP/IP packet and giving each segment human (and relatable) qualities. My passions include writing, windsurfing, technology and getting schooled by my son on the xbox playing 'call of duty', 'nba2k' ....