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War Of The Worlds: Cyberspace And The High-tech Assault On Reality
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by Mark Slouka
Sales Rank: 80039
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List Price: $21.00
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Cover Type: Paperback with 202 pages
Published by: Basic Books June 27, 1996
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0465004873
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0465004874
Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 7.2 ounces
Reader Reviews
This book reads very quickly. Mark Slouka's writing style easily holds my attention to the end. Unfortunately he sacrifices depth of analysis for interesting rhetoric. This timely topic needs more thought and I think this book comes up way too shallow. Slouka's excellent writing abilities here seems to indicate that he could have taken more time and thought and come up with a better, more insightful book. He tries to steer a thoughtful middle course between technophilia and luddism, but I don't think that he really found it. Instead he clangs a lot on the rhetorical bells with a message that essentially comes down to, "pull your head out of cyberspace and live in the real world!" coupled with some vague paranoia about the "digerati's" plans for us. While that might grab the attention briefly, the realities of these issues come out as far more complex -- not every cyberspace junkie spends their time in MUUDs and in some cases cyberspace provides as much competition as encouragement for television watching. I know plenty of cybernauts who never watch any television at all. He did make some vague attempts at the end to tie this all down to some philosophy of essentialism, though he didn't elaborate much except to throw the words around rhetorically. I take Slouka's concerns seriously and share them. I recommend his book to the extent that he talks about things we all should talk about and also because the book reads quickly and easily without coming across like Mickey Mouse. But I find myself still waiting for the thoughtful alternative vision to unmitigated technophilia and outright luddism. The read seemed great while it lasted but left me ultimately unsatisfied and pretty much back where I started. Maybe it will inspire someone to do a more thoughtful analysis of these issues.
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