Very interesting and the parallels to our modern day internet are astounding. I felt that Standage didn’t need to point out so many of these similarities as they will not date well; however, you can clearly see how the telegraph changed the world and how the internet is doing the same. At the same time, you see how people are people — scheming, loving, misunderstanding, etc…

I loved this book. I love the understated sense of humour, the irony, the characters. I laughed out loud page after page. It is impossible and fun, highly recommended.

Well, you don’t win the Pulitzer by mistake. This book was pretty amazing. There was a lot of Spanish (my wife claims most of it was filthy) and a lot of sci-fi references. But it was great.

I think the end was the only flaw… a bit to much effort on Oscars side to explain the fuku… and too many loose ends to tie up, but still, really well done. I definitely recommend it.