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Memoirs of a Virus Programmer

by Pete Flies



      In this book, we meet Johnny Pepper. He works at the Beamer Corporation when the Internet and Stock Market are booming. He's dedicated to Katya, a girlfriend he met at a Missionary party. This book is his memoir, written for her.

I really liked the style in which Pete Flies wrote this. The overly detailed story really makes you feel like a fly on the wall. I loved the satire and caught myself laughing out loud a few times when I wasn't sure if I was supposed to. I loved how topics that "shouldn't" be discussed were plainly written about in an in-your-face-style that, though grotesque at times, made this book so real. You really experience what Johnny is going through. The layoffs in his field, September 11, obnoxious office mates and a blowout with Katya along with other events all lead him to program the virus. The ending was fitting and oddly appropriate. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end.

The Book

Stonegarden.Net Publishing
December 1, 2005
Trade Paperback
0976542684
Literary-Contemporary
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Excerpt
NOTE: Some Explicit Language

The Reviewer

Dawn Talley
Reviewed 2006
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