[jhempel24]

There may be some MINOR spoilers, but nothing that takes away from the enjoyment of reading, and the experience.

For what is considered a "young adult" science-fiction novel, it's pretty dense.

Caitlin was blind from birth, however, her condition is rare, in which her eyes work perfectly fine, it's the connection to her brain that isn't working. It doesn't know how to process what it sees so just stays dark.

Dr. Kuroda in Japan sees this and has created an implant that sits behind her left eye that tries to translate the images so that her brain can interpret them. The surgery is considered a failure, except for the fact that she can see the "World Wide Web". It seems that since she has used a computer since early on, the portion moved from the part of the brain that access that information to where site is interpreted. She soon then find a "consciousness" within the web.

Another side story is that a deadly strain of Bird Flu has come across China, the government shuts down the internet and outside connection to other countries in order to keep the fact they killed 10,000 people a secret, but all is not what it seems as hackers try to break through the "Great Firewall of China".

The other side story is that of "Hobo" a cross between a Chimpanzee and a Bonobo. This is probably the most endearing story of the whole book, from being taught sign-language, to making conceptualized artwork.


The concept is pretty cool, I like the idea that they eye can be just fine but the signal to the brain just isn't up to par.

The book really has NO ENDING. It's part one of a trilogy, and book 2 www:Watch picks up right where it left off. I have a feeling that these could all be one book. Either way, it's a dense read, there are alot of facts that are thrown your way regarding the Web and biology etc. I've heard these are Young Adult Books, I'm guessing because they deal with a Teenage Girl, but I really don't know...it's about a scientifically written as his other book I've read "Flashforward".

I'm currently going through the 2nd book now, and hope to have the 3rd book done by the end of the week. It's a great series so far, and I look-forward to finding out where they are all going with the separate stories, as so far they aren't really inter-connected.