This is a book I really want to give 3.5 to - 3 seems too low, 4 seems a little high, so I'm going to round up in this case.

A lovely little edition though - the book is a look at the role of computers and technology in our modern world, through the eyes and journeys of a novice buddhist monk called Jiriki. Each page adopts a different facet of our manmade lives from the view of an outsider, pointing out dangers and questions that lurk on the edge of our everyday existence.

There's little in the way of "plot", but the illustrations are gorgeous, the text is great fun to read, and there are enough "hooks" through the book to make it interesting. This might be great for a younger person getting to grips with what they might otherwise take for granted, or indeed anyone else wondering what it's all about. ( )