Title: Academic dishonesty
Product review: Edmundson's belligerence comes across in this book. He passes quick judgments on the academic establishment, traditional teachers, traditional parents, students that follow the rules, and traditions. What's lacking is a real feeling for the people, places, or times of the 1970s. He rarely connects with those around him, and when he does there's the uncomfortable feeling that he's making the subjects into something he desires them to be rather than what they are. It's a sad read for that reason. A few examples: he lashes out oddly at female students, who have rejected him for various reasons. I think that comes across clearly at several places in the book. He sexualizes people and places at weird times which is just a little offputting, especially because he's extraordinarily judgmental. He loves fighting apparently.
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